Welcome to Willow Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Willow Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Willow Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willow Springs, please Contact Us.
Willow Springs would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Willow Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Springs, 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 Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Willow Springs is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Willow Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Willow Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Willow Springs once stood is in the (308) area code.
Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Springs.
Communities near Willow Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow Springs.
- Ord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Ord is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <5>
- Sargent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Sargent is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <5>
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Loup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
- Comstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Comstock is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
- Elyria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Elyria is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
- Gables ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Wescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
- Wescott is located in Custer County
- Ericson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
- Ericson is located in Wheeler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <5>
- Almeria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
- Almeria is located in Loup County
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willow Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Willow Springs.
Adding Willow Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Willow Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Willow Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willow Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |