Welcome to Willow ...

Willow is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.

The location of Willow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Willow: WIL-loh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Willow is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Willow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Willow: (815) and (779)<5>

Communities Also Named Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Willow - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Willow ...

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

• Freeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Savanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <6>
• Lena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Stockton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
• Mount Carroll
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <6>
• Lanark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <6>
• Warren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• Pearl City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Pearl City is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <6>
• Hanover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <6>
• Elizabeth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow ...

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

Adding Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1857.

We also found Willow on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/

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