Welcome to Willow ...
Willow is located in Ulster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Willow: 12495
Willow is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Willow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Willow: 845 & 329<3>
Communities Also Named Willow ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Willow - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow.
Websites for Willow ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.ulsterchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Willow, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Willow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow.
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saugerties
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rhinebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tivoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
- Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
- Tannersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
- Fleischmanns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
- Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
- Bearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenicia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Willow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow. See our Newspapers Page for Willow.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow ...
Looking for more information about 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Willow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willow.
Adding Willow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Willow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Willow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Willow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |