Welcome to Willow Grove ...

Willow Grove is located in Will County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Willow Grove: WIL-loh<3>

A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.

Willow Grove is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Willow Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Willow Grove - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Grove.

Communities near Willow Grove ...

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

• Aurora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Naperville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <5>
• Joliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <5>
• Orland Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <5>
• Tinley Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <5>
• Oak Lawn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <5>
• Berwyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Wheaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <5>
• Downers Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <5>
• Elmhurst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
  • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <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 Willow Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Grove ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov