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Welcome to Willowdale ...

Willowdale is located in Kingman County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Willowdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Willowdale is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Willowdale is within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Willowdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Willowdale: This one is located in Kingman County and the other is located in Dickinson County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 15 communities that are also named Willowdale - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Willowdale ...

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

  • Kingman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Attica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
  • Cunningham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Sharon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Isabel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Isabel is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Zenda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
    • Zenda is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <3>
  • Spivey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spivey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
    • Spivey is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Nashville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Penalosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
    • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Rago
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Rago is located in Kingman County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willowdale ...

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

Adding Willowdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willowdale 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 Willowdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willowdale post office opened in 1901.

We also found Willowdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willowdale.

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kingman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willowdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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