Welcome to Willowbrook ...

Willowbrook is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willowbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Willowbrook is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Willowbrook lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Willowbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Willowbrook: This one is located in Louisa County and the other is located in Suffolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 19 communities that are also named Willowbrook - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia (2), California, Colorado, Illinois (3), Kansas, Maryland (2), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Willowbrook ...

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

• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
• Mineral
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Vontay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Montpelier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Cuckoo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
• Hadensville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
  • Hadensville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <3>
• Bumpass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
  • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
  • Bumpass has also been known as:
  • Bumpas
  • Bumpass Junction
  • Bumpass Station
  • Bumpass Turnout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <3>

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 Willowbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willowbrook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willowbrook ...

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

Adding Willowbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willowbrook post office opened in 1898.

We also found Willowbrook on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willowbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/