Woodland, Ohio

For the community in Darke County formerly called Woodland, see Willowdell, Ohio.
Woodland, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Woodland, Ohio

Location of Woodland, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°28′44″N 83°15′27″W / 40.47889°N 83.25750°W / 40.47889; -83.25750
Country United States
State Ohio
Counties Union
Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43344
Area code(s) 740
GNIS feature ID 1063100[1]

Woodland is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°28′44″N 83°15′27″W / 40.47889°N 83.25750°W / 40.47889; -83.25750Coordinates: 40°28′44″N 83°15′27″W / 40.47889°N 83.25750°W / 40.47889; -83.25750,[2] at the intersection of Woodland Road (Union County Highway 315) and Fox Road (Union County Highway 316), about five miles northeast of Richwood.[3]

History

Woodland had its start in the 1860s when a store and planing mill were built there.[4] A post office was established at Woodland in 1869, and remained in operation until 1907.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodland, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 501.
  5. ↑ "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 December 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/27/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.