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Welcome to Willowville ...

Willowville is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Willowville is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Willowville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Willowville - they are located in Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Willowville ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Anaheim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Santa Ana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Torrance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Fullerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Costa Mesa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <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 Willowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willowville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willowville ...

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

Adding Willowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willowville 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 Willowville was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willowville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willowville - 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.