Welcome to Willow Grove ...

Willow Grove is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.

Willow Grove is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Willow Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Willow Grove is located in the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Willow Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Willow Grove - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Willow Grove ...

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

• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Smyrna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
• Denton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
• Harrington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <3>
• Camden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
• Clayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Greensboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
• Cheswold
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
• Wyoming
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <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 Willow Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Grove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Grove ...

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

Adding Willow Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Grove 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 Grove was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Willow Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/