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Welcome to Woodward ...

Woodward is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woodward: 803 & 839<3>

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.

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 near Woodward ...

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

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodward - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Woodward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Woodward 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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