Welcome to Woodfern ...

Woodfern is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodfern, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Woodfern is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woodfern lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodfern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Woodfern: This one is located in Somerset County and the other is located in Hunterdon County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodfern.

Communities near Woodfern ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodfern.

• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trenton
  • From Woodfern to Trenton
• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Brunswick
  • From Woodfern to New Brunswick
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plainfield
  • From Woodfern to Plainfield
• Lambertville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lambertville
  • From Woodfern to Lambertville
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Woodfern to Clinton
• New Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Hope
  • From Woodfern to New Hope
• Yardley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <3>
• Pleasant Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Pleasant Run is located in Hunterdon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Run
  • From Woodfern to Pleasant Run
• Flemington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flemington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flemington
  • From Woodfern to Flemington
• Copper Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copper Hill
  • From Woodfern to Copper Hill

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodfern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodfern.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodfern. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodfern.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodfern. See our Newspapers Page for Woodfern.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodfern ...

Looking for more information about Woodfern? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodfern, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodfern.

Adding Woodfern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodfern in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodfern was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodfern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodfern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/