Woodland Mills, Alabama

Woodland Mills, also known as Cotaco /koʊˈteɪkoʊ/ , is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Alabama, United States.

Woodland Mills, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°28′27″N 86°41′41″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Morgan
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	256
GNIS feature ID	154026[1]

History

The community was originally known as Cotaco, named after nearby Cotaco Creek. Cotaco Creek also loaned its name to Cotaco County, which was the original name of Morgan County.^[2] The name Cotaco is possibly derived from the Cherokee words ikati meaning "swamp" and kunahita meaning "long".^[3] A school was formerly opened in Woodland Mills.^[4]

A post office operated under the name Cotaco from 1883 to 1904 and under the name Woodland Mills from 1874 to 1909.^[5]

References

1. "Woodland Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
4. Alabama (1889). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. p. 704.
5. "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2020.