Welcome to Woodland Mills ...
Woodland Mills is located in Morgan 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 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Woodland Mills: Woodland Mls. (or less commonly used: Woodland Mlls.)
Woodland Mills is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Woodland Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Woodland Mills: (256) and (938)<4>
Websites for Woodland Mills ...
Junior League: www.jlmorgancounty.com/
Communities Also Named Woodland Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woodland Mills - it's located in Tennessee.
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.
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
- Hartselle is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <5>
- Arab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <5>
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
- Owens' Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
- Triana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Falkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <5>
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 1874.
We also found Woodland Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodland Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <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/ |