Welcome to Willowdale ...

So far, we found very little information about Willowdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Willowdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willowdale, please Contact Us.

Willowdale would have been located within present day Pulaski County<2>.

The location of Willowdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willowdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Willowdale is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Willowdale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Willowdale still existed, it would have been in the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Willowdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Willowdale - they are located in Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Willowdale ...

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

• Little Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <5>
• North Little Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <5>
• Sherwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <5>
• Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Cabot
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <5>
• Bryant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
• Maumelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <5>
• Lonoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
  • Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <5>
• Shannon Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Alexander
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <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 Willowdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willowdale.

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

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

Adding Willowdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willowdale post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willowdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/