Welcome to Willow Point ...

Willow Point is located in Yolo County<1>.

The location of Willow Point 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 Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Point: Willow Pt.

Willow Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Willow Point lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Willow Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Willow Point - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Willow Point ...

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

• Sacramento
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Elk Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Davis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• West Sacramento
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Galt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
  • Galt is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <4>
• Dixon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
• Rio Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Vista
  • Rio Vista is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Vista <4>
• Isleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleton
  • Isleton is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleton <4>
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Point ...

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

Adding Willow Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willow Point post office opened in 1858.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yolo County: www.yolocounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/