Do you know of Woodlawn ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Woodlawn. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Woodlawn.
We found mention of Woodlawn as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Dallas County, Alabama.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1836 and closed in 1854.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Woodlawn ...
We found 82 communities that share the name Woodlawn.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Woodlawn.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 80 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 80 communities, 80 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Woodlawn [Bay County].
- Saint Johns County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Woodlawn [Saint Johns County].
- Georgia
- Henry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Woodlawn [Henry County].
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Woodlawn [Lincoln County].
- Murray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Woodlawn [Murray County].
- Hawaii
- Please visit our profile page for the Hawaii community of Woodlawn.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Woodlawn [Nemaha County].
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Woodlawn [Sumner County].
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Woodlawn [Campbell County].
- McCracken County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Woodlawn [McCracken County].
- Nelson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Woodlawn [Nelson County].
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Assumption Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [East Baton Rouge Parish].
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Jefferson Davis Parish].
- Plaquemines Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Plaquemines Parish].
- Terrebonne Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Terrebonne Parish].
- Vermilion Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Vermilion Parish].
- Webster Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Woodlawn [Webster Parish].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Woodlawn [Baltimore County].
- Cecil County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Woodlawn [Cecil County].
- Prince George's County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Woodlawn [Prince George's County].
- Wicomico County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Woodlawn [Wicomico County].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Delta County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Woodlawn [Delta County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Woodlawn [Lafayette County].
- Lowndes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Woodlawn [Lowndes County].
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Woodlawn [Warren County].
- Yazoo County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Woodlawn [Yazoo County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Woodlawn [Lancaster County].
- New York
- Bronx County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Bronx County].
- Chautauqua County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Chautauqua County].
- Erie County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Erie County].
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Kings County].
- Schenectady County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Schenectady County].
- Westchester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Woodlawn [Westchester County].
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Woodlawn [Alamance County].
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Woodlawn [Gaston County].
- McDowell County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Woodlawn [McDowell County].
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Woodlawn [Hamilton County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Woodlawn.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Woodlawn [Beaver County].
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Woodlawn [Lancaster County].
- Lehigh County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Woodlawn [Lehigh County].
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Woodlawn [Westmoreland County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Woodlawn [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [Aiken County].
- Charleston County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [Charleston County].
- Dorchester County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [Dorchester County].
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [Edgefield County].
- Greenwood County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [Greenwood County].
- McCormick County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodlawn [McCormick County].
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Cumberland County].
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Greene County].
- Loudon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Loudon County].
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Montgomery County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Washington County].
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodlawn [Wayne County].
- Texas
- Angelina County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Woodlawn [Angelina County].
- Harrison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Woodlawn [Harrison County].
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Woodlawn [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Campbell County].
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Carroll County].
- Colonial Heights City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Colonial Heights City].
- Fairfax County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Fairfax County].
- Hanover County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Hanover County].
- Hopewell City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Hopewell City].
- Pittsylvania County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Pittsylvania County].
- Salem City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Salem City].
- Stafford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodlawn [Stafford County].
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Woodlawn [Grays Harbor County].
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Woodlawn [Forest County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Woodlawn ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Woodlawn:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
More Orphans in Dallas County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dallas County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Woodlawn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |