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Welcome to Woods and Irons East ...

Woods and Irons East is located in Putnam County<1>.

Woods and Irons East is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woods and Irons East: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Woods and Irons East ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woods and Irons East.

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunbar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nitro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Barboursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleanor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woods and Irons East ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woods and Irons East - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Woods and Irons East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Woods and Irons East area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.