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Welcome to Willows ...

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.


Willows would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Willows is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Willows was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Willows ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 24 communities that are also named Willows - they are located in California (5), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Willows ...

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

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dublin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
  • Grove City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hilliard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Arlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Plain City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson

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 Willows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willows.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willows. 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 Willows.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willows. See our Newspapers Page for Willows.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.