Do you know of Willow Spring ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Willow Spring. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Willow Spring.<1>

Our sources for Willow Spring (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Willow Spring other than they indicate that Willow Spring would be found somewhere in Wake County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1899.

Communities Also Named Willow Spring ...

We found two communities that share the name Willow Spring.

Within North Carolina, the name Willow Spring is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arizona
    • Yavapai County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Willow Spring [Yavapai County].
  • Texas
    • Grayson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Willow Spring [Grayson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Willow Spring ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Willow Spring:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Willow Spring.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 37/74360   (Place Name: Willow Spring (RR name Willow Springs))

County: Wake     (FIPS State/County: 37/183)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Willow Spring) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Wake County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wake County.