Welcome to Wooster ...

Wooster is located on the Gulf Coast.

Wooster is located in Harris County<1>.

The location of Wooster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wooster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

When the people of Wooster refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Woosterite<3>

Wooster is near sea level<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Wooster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wooster - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan and Ohio.

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

Communities near Wooster ...

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

• Houston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <5>
• Pasadena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
• League City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <5>
• Baytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <5>
• Friendswood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <5>
• La Porte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <5>
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
• South Houston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <5>
• Seabrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <5>
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wooster ...

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

Adding Wooster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wooster post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wooster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/