Place:Woodland, Yolo, California, United States

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NameWoodland
Alt namesYolo Citysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6039134
TypeCity
Coordinates38.674°N 121.772°W
Located inYolo, California, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Woodland is a city in and the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 61,032 at the 2020 census.

Woodland's origins date to 1850 when California gained statehood and Yolo County was established. Since then the town has grown steadily. The area was well irrigated due to the efforts of James Moore, which drew people into farming as the soil was very fertile. The city gained a federal post office and the next year the county seat was moved from Washington (present day West Sacramento, California) to Woodland after Washington was flooded. The addition of a railroad line to Sacramento, and the more recent addition of Interstate 5, helped the city to thrive.

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