Wood Colony, California

Wood Colony is an unincorporated area in Stanislaus County, California, United States, located to the west of Modesto.

[4] California's largest and oldest walnut tree is in Wood Colony on the corner of Dakota and North avenues was planted by early settler, Jacob Cover.

Cover, Samuel E. Garber, and Clarence L. Woodbridge, were appointed to plot out an area for the use of parking, a church building, and a cemetery.

The 1995 General Plan includes the Beckwith Triangle area of Wood Colony and all of Salida, California, leaving the two unincorporated communities still susceptible to annexation by the City of Modesto.

[23] In January 2017, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors approved a consent item to form a Municipal Advisory Council for Wood Colony.

[24] The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors approved the MAC council for Wood Colony on a 5–0 vote on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

[25] David Elmer Blickenstaff (1911–1977) a Wood Colony resident and descendant of early settlers, patented an almond varietal and named it in honor of his community.