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Welcome to Woodlawn Beach ...

Woodlawn Beach is located in Barry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Woodlawn Beach: Woodlawn Bch.

Woodlawn Beach is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Woodlawn Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodlawn Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodlawn Beach - they are located in Florida and New York.

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

Communities near Woodlawn Beach ...

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

  • Kalamazoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Otsego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Plainwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Galesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Parchment
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>
  • Augusta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlawn Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlawn Beach ...

Looking for more information about Woodlawn Beach? 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 Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlawn Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodlawn Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.