Wood (TX): Profile

Welcome to Wood County ...

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

The community of Quitman is the Seat for Wood County.

Wood County was founded in 1850 and was created by taking area from County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wood had a population of 45,621 people. This is an increase of 8.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,964 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wood represented 0.17% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Wood County:

Alba
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Alba
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba<2>
Hawkins
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hawkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins<2>
Mineola
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Mineola
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola<2>
Quitman
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Quitman
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman<2>
Yantis
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Yantis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis<2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Franklin County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hopkins County
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  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rains County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Smith County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Upshur County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Zandt County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Wood County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Wood County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.