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Welcome to French Woods ...

French Woods is located in Delaware County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Deposit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
  • Starrucca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cadosia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Long Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Peakville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peakville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville

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 (so far) for French Woods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the French Woods post office opened in 1886. The French Woods post office closed in 1918.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/