Welcome to Willow Creek ...

Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Willow Creek is 7,720 feet [2,353 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Willow Creek is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Willow Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Willow Creek: 575

Communities Also Named Willow Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 York, North Carolina (2), 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.

• Chama
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <3>
• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
• Brazos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
• Los Ojos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojos
  • Los Ojos is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ojos <3>
• Monero
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
  • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
• Rutheron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
  • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
• Chromo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <3>
• Cumbres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
• Lumberton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
• Osier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)

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.

Adding Willow Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/