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Welcome to Woodville ...

The town of Woodville is located in Wilkinson County<1> and is the County Seat for Wilkinson County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1812.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodville has a population of 920 people<2> (see below for details).

Woodville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Woodville: (601) and (769)<4>

The ZIP code for Woodville: 39669<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodville had an population of 920 people. This is a decrease of 16.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodville had a population of 1,096 people (which is 11.1% of the total population of Wilkinson County). This makes Woodville the county's most populous community.

The population of Woodville represents 0.04% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,096 people, the population of Woodville decreased 8.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,192 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodville.

Communities Also Named Woodville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Woodville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodville ...

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

  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <7>
  • Centreville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <7>
  • Gloster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <7>
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <7>
  • Norwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <7>
  • Crosby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Turnbull
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
  • Wilkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
  • Rogillioville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogillioville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
    • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Whitaker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson 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 Woodville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Woodville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodville ...

Looking for more information about Woodville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Woodville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Woodville.

Adding Woodville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodville 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 Woodville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Woodville post office opened in 1812.

We also found Woodville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodville.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woodville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>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 town (such as Woodville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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