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Welcome to Willow Creek ...

Willow Creek is located in Greene County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Creek: Willow Crk. (or less commonly used: Willow Ck. or Willow Cr.)

Willow Creek is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Willow Creek: 252

Communities Also Named Willow Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Willow Creek: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Wake County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 28 communities that are also named Willow Creek - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Willow Creek ...

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

  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Winterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ayden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stantonsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Simpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Creek - 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.