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Welcome to Woody ...

Woody is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woody, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Woody is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woody lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Woody (for example, toward Wartburg), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Woody: 931

Communities Also Named Woody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Woody - they are located in California, Illinois, Manitoba and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Woody ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Monterey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Center Ford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Grimsley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Woody. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woody.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woody ...

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

Adding Woody to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woody 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 (so far) for Woody was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woody post office opened in 1887. The Woody post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woody.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woody - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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