Welcome to Wood River Junction ...

Wood River Junction is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wood River Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Wood River Junction: Wood Riv. Jct. (or less commonly used: Wood Riv. Jctn.)

Wood River Junction is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wood River Junction: 401

Websites for Wood River Junction ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Wood River Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wood River Junction.

• Groton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
• Coventry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• North Kingstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Westerly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Stonington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
• Narragansett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
  • Narragansett is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
• Ledyard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
  • Ledyard is located in New London County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
• East Greenwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
  • East Greenwich is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
• Griswold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood River Junction ...

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

Adding Wood River Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wood River Junction 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 Wood River Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wood River Junction post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood River Junction.