Welcome to Woodson ...

Woodson is located in Amherst County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Woodson is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Woodson: 434

Communities Also Named Woodson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Woodson - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Woodson ...

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

• Buena Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Massies Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
• Jonesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
• Tyro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyro is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyro <3>
• Bryant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
• Sandidges
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
• Alto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
• Colleen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
• Forks of Buffalo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodson ...

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

Adding Woodson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodson 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 Woodson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Woodson post office opened in 1903. The Woodson post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodson.