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Welcome to Willow ...

Willow is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Willow is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Willow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Willow: This one is located in Cuyahoga County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Willow ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <3>
  • Lakewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Euclid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <3>
  • Strongsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ridgeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
    • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <3>
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Stow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Stow is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <3>
  • Westlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1878.

We also found Willow in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Cuyahoga, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/