Welcome to Willow Grove ...
Willow Grove is located in Worcester County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.
Willow Grove is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Willow Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Willow Grove: 410, 443 & 667<3>
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 Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pocomoke City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
- Princess Anne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chincoteague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloxom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saxis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Hallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- West Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Grove. See our Newspapers Page for 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Willow Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Willow Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |