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Welcome to Woodson ...

Woodson is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Woodson is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Woodson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Woodson: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Woodson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Woodson - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodson ...

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

  • Longview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
  • Vernonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rainier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clatskanie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cathlamet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Cliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • East Cathlamet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Quincy is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Oak Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point

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 Woodson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodson ...

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

Adding Woodson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Woodson post office opened in 1929. The Woodson post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Woodson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Woodson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/