Welcome to White Willow ...

So far, we found very little information about White Willow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added White Willow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Willow, please Contact Us.

White Willow would have been located within present day Kendall County<2>.

The location of White Willow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Willow, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for White Willow is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where White Willow was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named White Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named White Willow - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near White Willow ...

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

• Aurora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Joliet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <5>
• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Romeoville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <5>
• Oswego
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <5>
• Lockport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <5>
• Yorkville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <5>
• Crest Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Crest Hill is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <5>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Shorewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
  • Shorewood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <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 White Willow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Willow.

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

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

Adding White Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Willow 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 White Willow was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found White Willow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov