Welcome to Willow Creek ...

Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Creek: Willow Crk. (or less commonly used: Willow Ck. or Willow Cr.)

Willow Creek is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Willow Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Willow Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Willow Creek is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Willow Creek: 59760<3>

Communities Also Named Willow Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Willow Creek - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Willow Creek ...

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

• Three Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <5>
• Manhattan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
• Harrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Copper City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
• Cardwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
  • Cardwell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <5>
• Jefferson Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
  • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
• Arnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <5>
• Pony ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
  • Pony is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <5>
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin 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 Willow Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Creek ...

Looking for more information about Willow Creek? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Willow Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willow Creek.

Adding Willow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willow Creek post office opened in 1867.

We also found Willow Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/