Welcome to Willow ...

Willow is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Willow is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Willow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Willow - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Willow ...

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

• Dearborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
• Livonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Westland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <4>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Dearborn Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <4>
• Lincoln Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <4>
• Southgate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <4>
• LaSalle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaSalle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaSalle <4>
• Allen Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
  • Allen Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <4>
• Garden City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow ...

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

Adding Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1892.

We also found Willow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/