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Welcome to Willow Valley ...

Willow Valley is located in Martin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

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

Willow Valley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Willow Valley (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Willow Valley is located in the (812) area code.

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, California, 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.

  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paoli
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
  • Loogootee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
  • French Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Odon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
    • Odon is located in Davies's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
  • Oolitic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
    • Shoals is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>

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.

Adding Willow Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willow Valley post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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