Welcome to West Willow ...

West Willow is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Willow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for West Willow: W. Willow

West Willow is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Willow: (717)

Communities Also Named West Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Willow - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near West Willow ...

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

• Lancaster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ephrata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Red Lion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Manheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <4>
• New Freedom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <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 West Willow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Willow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Willow ...

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

Adding West Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Willow post office opened in 1879.

We also found West Willow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/