Welcome to Willola ...

Willola is located in Nez Perce County<1>.

The location of Willola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Willola is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Willola lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Willola: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Willola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willola.

• Orofino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
  • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
• Lapwai
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapwai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
  • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <5>
• Genesee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <5>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Juliaetta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <5>
• Craigmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
  • Craigmont is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <5>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Culdesac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
  • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <5>
• Kendrick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Kendrick is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <5>
• Peck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willola. See our Newspapers Page for Willola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willola ...

Looking for more information about Willola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willola.

Adding Willola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Willola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willola post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nez Perce County: www.co.nezperce.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/