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History · Woodridge

Woodridge’s post office opened in 1917, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Woodridge was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1920.

1917first post office
2on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Woodridge began

When was Woodridge founded?

1917

The Woodridge post office opened in 1917, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 944 in 19202020 census: 747109 years
Founding year: the first Woodridge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Woodridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1982. Watch Woodridge change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodridge’s history is told.

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On the map

Woodridge on the map, 1909 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Woodridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Woodridge on the 1909 USGS mapWoodridge on the 1911 USGS mapWoodridge on the 1943 USGS mapWoodridge on the 1966 USGS mapWoodridge on the 1982 USGS map1909Monticello sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Woodridge.

The story

How Woodridge came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Woodridge.

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The village was formerly called "Centreville". A history of the village, Centreville to Woodridge by Erna W. Elliott, was published by Exposition Press in 1976. Centreville was a station stop along the old New York, Ontario and Western Railway.

Woodridge is located in the Catskills Borscht Belt resort area. In its heyday it was home to numerous summer hotels, bungalow colonies, and boarding houses. Fallsburgh Central School's high school was in Woodridge. The last graduating class was in 1958. The new high school was built in Fallsburg.

ChaptersNotable former hotels in Woodridge

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Woodridge, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Silver Lake2008Silver LakeSilver Lake Dam2008Silver Lake DamDowntown2008DowntownCongregation Ohave Shalom2008Congregation Ohave Shalom
On the National Register

2 historic places in Woodridge

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Woodridge, census by census

02004006008001,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,071

Between 747 and 1,071 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Woodridge’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Woodridge’s history

What year was Woodridge founded?

The Woodridge post office opened in 1917, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.