Welcome to Woodruff ...

Woodruff is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodruff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Woodruff is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Woodruff: (304) & (681)<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 Wisconsin.

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.

• Moundsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• New Martinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Shadyside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Mannington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• McMechen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Glen Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
  • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <5>
• Benwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
  • Benwood is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benwood <5>
• Cameron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Triadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
  • Triadelphia is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triadelphia <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodruff ...

Looking for more information about Woodruff? 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 Woodruff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 1882.

We also found Woodruff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodruff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/