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Welcome to Willows ...

Willows is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willows, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Willows is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Willows ...

While we believe that this Willows is located in Calvert County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Willows. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harford and Howard County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 24 communities that are also named Willows - they are located in California (5), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Willows ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willows ...

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

Adding Willows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willows 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 (so far) for Willows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Willows post office opened in 1879. The Willows post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willows.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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