Welcome to White Willow ...

White Willow is located in Goodhue County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Willow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

White Willow is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Willow lies 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 Illinois.

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.

• Red Wing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <4>
• Lake City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Cannon Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
• Zumbrota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Kenyon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
• Oronoco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Wanamingo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo
  • Wanamingo is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanamingo <4>
• Mazeppa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazeppa <4>
• West Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
  • West Concord is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Concord <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Willow ...

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

Adding White Willow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Willow post office opened in 1876.

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 ...

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/