Welcome to Woodward ...

Woodward is located in Fairfield County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Woodward, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Woodward is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woodward is located in the (803) area code.

Websites for Woodward ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Woodward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Woodward: This one is located in Fairfield County and the other is located in Barnwell County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 13 communities that are also named Woodward - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Woodward ...

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

• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Winnsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Great Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Fort Lawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
• Carlisle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Ridgeway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Richburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
• Lowrys
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
  • Lowrys is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Jenkinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <4>
• White Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodward ...

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

Adding Woodward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodward 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 Woodward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woodward post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodward.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/