Welcome to Wood ...
So far, we found very little information about Wood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wood, please Contact Us.
Wood would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
Wood was founded in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wood is 5,820 feet [1,774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wood is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wood was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Wood once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Wood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wood - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wood.
Communities near Wood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wood.
- Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
- Deeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <4>
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Spruce ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Metropolis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Elko County
- Hogan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Holborn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Lamoille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <4>
- Sprucemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
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 Wood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wood. 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 Wood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood. See our Newspapers Page for Wood.
Adding Wood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wood post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |