Welcome to Willeford ...

Willeford is located in Williamson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willeford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Willeford is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Willeford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Willeford is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities near Willeford ...

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

• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Herrin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• West Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Carterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Johnston City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• Cambria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Vienna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Crainville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people

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 Willeford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willeford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willeford. 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 Willeford.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willeford ...

Looking for more information about Willeford? 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 Willeford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willeford.

Adding Willeford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willeford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Willeford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willeford post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willeford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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