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History · Woodland

Woodland dates to 1861, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1890.

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How Woodland began

When was Woodland founded?

1861

Woodland dates its founding to 1861 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 348 in 18902020 census: 375165 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1891.

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.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1900 and 1910, then more than doubled.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodland’s history is told.

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People over time

Woodland, census by census

01002003004005001900192019401960198020002020461 in 1900Low: 127

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1900 and 1910, then more than doubled.

10 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Woodland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Woodland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Woodland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 335 at the 2000 census and 375 at 2020 census. Woodland was first settled along the Provo River by Hans Larsen(1861). In 1864, Larsen donated a portion of land to the LDS Church in order to build a meeting house, which he would construct. Larsen chose the name Woodland in recognition of the large timbers and railroad ties harvested from the area. Woodland was officially recognized as a Utah Territory settlement in 1867. Since 2000, there has been attempts to incorporate the CDP. When the proposal to incorporate as its own town stalled, there was another proposal for the CDP to be at least p…

Woodland was established in 1861. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 343 to 375 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Woodland, 1861 to 1972

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1861
    FoundingWoodland is established
  3. 1891Post officeThe Woodland post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 461
  6. 1914Post officeThe Woodland post office closes
  7. 1972On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Woodland on the map, 1972 to 1998

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 1972 USGS mapWoodland on the 1998 USGS map1972Woodland sheet · 1:24,000

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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Steven HolcombAmerican bobsledder · b. 1980
Anthony GearyAmerican actor · b. 1947
Casey DawsonAmerican speed skater · b. 2000
Haley BattenAmerican cyclist · b. 1998
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Esther HicksAmerican writer · b. 1948
Arthur Vivian WatkinsAmerican politician · b. 1886
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Woodland had its own post office from 1891 to 1914.

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18901960today
1cemetery inside Woodland
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Woodland’s history

What year was Woodland founded?

In 1861, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Woodland’s post office opened in 1891, and the census of 1890 counted 348 people here.

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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 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.