Welcome to Woodland Mills ...
The city of Woodland Mills is located in Obion County<1>.
The location of Woodland Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodland Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
A typical abbreviation for Woodland Mills: Woodland Mls. (or less commonly used: Woodland Mlls.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Woodland Mills has a population of 359 people<3> (see below for details).
Woodland Mills is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Woodland Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Woodland Mills is located in the (731) area code.
Websites for Woodland Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.obioncountytennessee.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Woodland Mills, the following might be of interest:
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodland Mills had an population of 359 people. This is a decrease of 5.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.28% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodland Mills had a population of 378 people. This makes Woodland Mills the county's 6th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 378 people, the population of Woodland Mills increased 27.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 296 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Woodland Mills.
Communities Also Named Woodland Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woodland Mills - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodland Mills.
Communities near Woodland Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodland Mills.
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
- South Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <5>
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
- Hickman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <5>
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - New Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
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 Woodland Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodland Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodland Mills. 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 Woodland Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Woodland Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodland Mills ...
Looking for more information about Woodland Mills? 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 Woodland Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodland Mills.
Adding Woodland Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woodland Mills 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 Woodland Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Woodland Mills post office opened in 1868.
We also found Woodland Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodland Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Obion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woodland Mills. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodland Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |