Woodlandville is an

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in western

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, United States. The community is on Missouri Route J about six miles south of

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and 5.5 miles north of I-70 and Rocheport. 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. Woodlandville was so named because the land was covered with

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, and in contradistinction to

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References

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