Woodland, Missouri

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Woodland is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Marion County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri, United States

Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,781. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.

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History

A post office called Woodland was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1941. [2] The community was named after a nearby private estate of the same name. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodland, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

Coordinates: 39°45′10″N91°35′38″W / 39.75278°N 91.59389°W / 39.75278; -91.59389

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