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Welcome to Woodside ...

Woodside is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Woodside is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Woodside ...

While we believe that this Woodside is located in Fayette County, we know of another 5 Pennsylvania communities named Woodside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bucks, Dauphin, Luzerne, Montgomery and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 44 communities that are also named Woodside - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Delaware, Idaho (2), Illinois, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Woodside ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Connellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • California
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
  • Westover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
  • Waynesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <3>
  • Masontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Brownsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodside ...

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

Adding Woodside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Woodside post office opened in 1882.

We also found Woodside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodside.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodside - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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