Woden is an

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Nacogdoches County Nacogdoches County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 64,653. Its county seat is Nacogdoches. The Nacogdoches, Texas micropolitan statistical area includes all of Nacogdoches County. ...

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, United States.

History

The area of Nacogdoches County around present-day Woden was first settled by immigrants from the

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in the 1830s and called Jacobs, later King's Store. In 1886, a post office was established and the community was renamed Woden, after the

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deity

Woden Odin (; from ) is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Emp ...

. In the 1890s, Woden residents moved the community to a location closer to a nearby railroad line which had bypassed them, and named their new town Oval. In 1895, this town, at the present side of the community, was renamed Woden. The chief economic activity until the 1930s was

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is now responsible for notable business in the region. Although Woden is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 75978; the

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for ZIP Code 75978 had a population of 137 at the 2000 census.

Education

The community of Woden is served by the Woden Independent School District and home to the Woden High School Eagles. The entire county is within the district for Stephen F. Austin.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

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* Unincorporated communities in Nacogdoches County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Logging communities in the United States {{NacogdochesCountyTX-geo-stub