Welcome to Willardville ...

Willardville is located in Durham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willardville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Willardville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Willardville: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities near Willardville ...

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

• Durham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Chapel Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Carrboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Roxboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <5>
• Butner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
  • Butner is located in Granville County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
• Hillsborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
• Creedmoor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
• Stem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Rougemont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
  • Rougemont is located in Durham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willardville ...

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

Adding Willardville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willardville 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 Willardville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willardville post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willardville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Durham County: www.co.durham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/