Welcome to Willow Springs ...

Willow Springs is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County<1>.

The location of Willow Springs 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 Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)

Willow Springs is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Willow Springs is located in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...

While we believe that this Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Willow Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette, Gregg and Rains County.

Beyond Texas, there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, 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.

• Huntsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Onalaska
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Shepherd
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• New Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • New Waverly is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
• Coldspring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
  • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <4>
• Point Blank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <4>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Goodrich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
• Oakhurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Springs ...

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

Adding Willow Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willow Springs post office opened in 1925.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Jacinto County: www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/