Welcome to Willington Grove ...

Willington Grove is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willington Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Willington Grove: Willington Grv.

Willington Grove is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Willington Grove: (507)

Communities near Willington Grove ...

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

• Caledonia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Rushford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
  • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <4>
• Spring Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Houston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Rushford Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
  • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
• Stoddard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Mabel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Hokah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Hokah is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <4>
• Brownsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• New Albin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <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 Willington Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willington Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willington Grove ...

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

Adding Willington Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willington Grove 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 Willington Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willington Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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