Welcome to French Woods ...

French Woods is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of French Woods has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

French Woods is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for French Woods ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to French Woods, the following might be of interest:

Communities near French Woods ...

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

• Walton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Deposit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Hancock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Thompson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
• Starrucca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
  • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <4>
• Long Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Eddy
  • Long Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Eddy <4>
• Rock Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
• Peakville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
  • Peakville is located in Delaware County
• Acidalia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Acidalia is located in Sullivan 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 French Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for French Woods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of French Woods. 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 French Woods.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Woods ...

Looking for more information about French Woods? 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 French Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for French Woods.

Adding French Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of French Woods 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 French Woods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the French Woods post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for French Woods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/