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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Willows. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Willows to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willows, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Willows (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Willows. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Willows is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Willows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willows:
- Madison County (The home county of Willows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- North Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- South Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Cortsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Villa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Northridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Kenwood Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Green Hedges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Powell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Bellepoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Hyatts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Lithopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pickerington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Octa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Washington Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Lake Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darbydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Lincoln Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Deems ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Grape Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Yellow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Duvall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Pherson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- South Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ross County
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Unionville Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Milford Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Pharisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willows, see our County-by-County Page for Willows.
Cemeteries Near Willows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willows.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Willows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Upper Gwynne Farm Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Willows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lilly Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Georgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Summerford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Kiousville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Galloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Myers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willows.
Newspapers Published in Willows ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 332 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willows, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Willows:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |