Welcome to Woodlawn ...

Woodlawn is located in Yazoo County<1>.

The location of Woodlawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodlawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Woodlawn is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woodlawn lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Woodlawn ...

While we believe that this Woodlawn is located in Yazoo County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Woodlawn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lafayette, Lowndes and Warren County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 81 communities that are also named Woodlawn - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Hawaii, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (7), Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York (6), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Virginia (9), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodlawn ...

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

• Yazoo City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
  • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
  • Former names for Yazoo City:
  • Hannan's Bluff
  • Manchester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
• Pickens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Bentonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
  • Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <4>
• Louise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Eden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Yazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Nod
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
  • Nod is located in Yazoo County
• Jonestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
• Coxburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
  • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
• Crump
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Crump is located in Yazoo County
• Lake City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Humphreys 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 Woodlawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlawn.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlawn. See our Newspapers Page for Woodlawn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlawn ...

Looking for more information about Woodlawn? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodlawn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlawn.

Adding Woodlawn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodlawn post office opened in 1898.

We also found Woodlawn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodlawn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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