Welcome to Woodruff ...
Woodruff is primarily located in Oneida County<1>. A portion of Woodruff extends into Vilas County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodruff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Woodruff is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Woodruff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Woodruff: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Woodruff: 54568<4>
Communities Also Named Woodruff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Woodruff - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodruff.
Communities near Woodruff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodruff.
- Hazelhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lac du Flambeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Germain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sayner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newbold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Manitowish Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Sugar Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eagle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Katinka Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
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 Woodruff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodruff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodruff. 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 Woodruff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodruff. See our Newspapers Page for Woodruff.
Adding Woodruff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woodruff 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 Woodruff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Woodruff post office opened in 1889.
We also found Woodruff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodruff.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodruff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Woodruff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Woodruff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Woodruff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodruff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |