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Welcome to Wood ...

Wood is located in Monroe County<1>.

Wood is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wood (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Wood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wood - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Wood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Wood ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McMullens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Loudon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Madisonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Etowah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
  • Jena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jena is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
  • Surprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wood - 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.