Woodland Mills, also known as Cotaco , is an

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in Morgan County,

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, United States.

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. The name Cotaco is possibly derived from the

Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...

words ''ikati'' meaning "swamp" and ''kunahita'' meaning "long". A school was formerly opened in Woodland Mills. A post office operated under the name Cotaco from 1883 to 1904 and under the name Woodland Mills from 1874 to 1909.

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Alabama Populated places established in 1818 {{MorganCountyAL-geo-stub