Welcome to Woodlawn ...

Woodlawn is located in McDowell County<1>.

The location of Woodlawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Woodlawn: (828)

Communities Also Named Woodlawn ...

While we believe that this Woodlawn is located in McDowell County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Woodlawn. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alamance and Gaston County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York (6), 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.

• Morganton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
  • Morganton is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <4>
• Black Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Spruce Pine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <4>
• Burnsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Glen Alpine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
  • Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <4>
• Montreat
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <4>
• Old Fort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
  • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <4>
• Bakersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <4>
• Crossnore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnore
  • Crossnore is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossnore <4>

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 North Carolina (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 North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/