Welcome to Willow Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Willow Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Willow Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willow Springs, please Contact Us.
Willow Springs would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
The location of Willow Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Willow Springs is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Willow Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Willow Springs was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...
While we believe that this Willow Springs is located in Kern County, we know of another 3 California communities named Willow Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lassen, Mono and Tuolumne County.
Beyond California, there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (4), 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.
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
- Tehachapi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehachapi
- Tehachapi is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehachapi <5>
- Rosamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
- Rosamond is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <5>
- Antelope Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
- Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
- Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
- Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
- Actis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
- Actis is located in Kern County
- Former names for Actis:
- Gloster
- Highberg
- Rummington
- Reefer City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reefer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
- Reefer City is located in Kern County
- Gold Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Del Sur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
- Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
- Mojave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
- Mojave is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mojave <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 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.
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.<6>
From that list, the Willow Springs post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willow Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |