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Woodson’s post office opened in 1905, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Woodson began

When was Woodson founded?

1905

The Woodson post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 219121 years
Founding year: the first Woodson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Woodson’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Woodson’s homes were built before 1958.
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How Woodson came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Woodson.

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The area was initially settled in 1875 by J.O. Wood and Henry McClintick. Wood's son, O.J. Wood, played a leading role in the shaping of the community and its economics. Woodson was originally called Jom, when it was established around a cotton gin built so that the ranchers could get cottonseed to feed to cattle. After Jom was established, O.J. Wood deeded lots measuring 100 by 190 ft (30 by 58 m) to anyone who would build a residence there, free of charge. This caused businesses to start popping up, as a post office and Wood and Sons grocery were established.

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Timeline

Woodson, 1905 to 1942

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1905Post officeThe Woodson post office opens
  3. 1935Born hereTom Reamy is born here
  4. 1942Born hereJerry Sandel is born here
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Woodson, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Woodson

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Tom ReamyAmerican writer · b. 1935
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Jerry SandelAmerican politician · b. 1942

Questions about Woodson’s history

What year was Woodson founded?

The Woodson post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.