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History · Woodland

Woodland’s post office opened in 1907, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 1910.

1907first post office
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Woodland began

When was Woodland founded?

1907

The Woodland post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 189 in 19102020 census: 305119 years
Founding year: the first Woodland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Woodland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 720 in 1960; 305 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Woodland, census by census

0200400600800192019401960198020002020Peak: 720

Peaked at 720 in 1960; 305 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Woodland’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Woodland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Woodland.

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The community was named after C.S. Woods, original owner of the town site. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Woodland as a town in 1908.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Woodland, 1907 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1907Post officeThe Woodland post office opens
  3. 1934On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 720
By decade

Woodland, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Woodland, GA; City Hall2012Woodland, GA; City HallWoodland, GA2012Woodland, GAWoodland, GA Volunteer Fire Dept2012Woodland, GA Volunteer Fire DeptWoodland, GA Post Office (31836)2012Woodland, GA Post Office (31836)The Elms; Woodland, GA (NRHP)2012The Elms; Woodland, GA (NRHP)GAMap-doton-Woodland2005GAMap-doton-Woodland
On the map

Woodland on the map, 1934 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Woodland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Woodland on the 1934 USGS mapWoodland on the 1971 USGS mapWoodland on the 1985 USGS map1934Warm Springs sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Woodland.

Famous people

Famous people close to Woodland

Nobody well known was born in Woodland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Carson McCullersAmerican writer · b. 1917
Wayne BradyAmerican actor, comedian, and television person… · b. 1972
Ma RaineyAmerican blues singer · b. 1886
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
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Robert CrayAmerican blues guitarist and singer (b. 1953) · b. 1953
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Xavier WoodsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1986
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Woodland’s post office has been open since 1907.

Gone or out of use
Woodland Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Woodland
Woodland MemorialWoodland Presbyterian

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Woodland’s history

What year was Woodland founded?

The Woodland post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.