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Welcome to Willow Valley ...

Willow Valley is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Valley: Willow Vly. (or less commonly used: Willow Vally. or Willow Vlly.)

Willow Valley is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Willow Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Willow Valley: 530

Communities Also Named Willow Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Willow Valley - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Indiana, Kansas and Utah.

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

Communities near Willow Valley ...

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

  • Grass Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Newtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Nevada County
  • North Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
  • The Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Valley ...

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

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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