Woodlandville, Missouri Explained

Woodlandville is an unincorporated community in western Boone County, Missouri, United States. The community is on Missouri Route J about six miles south of Harrisburg and 5.5 miles north of I-70 and Rocheport.[1] There is only a church there, and a large water tower, along with a few homes.

History

A post office called Woodlandville was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1932.[2] Woodlandville was so named because the land was covered with wood, and in contradistinction to prairie.[3]

References

39.0622°N -92.4839°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 30 and 37,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 4 September 2016.
  3. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 213.