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Welcome to Willow ...

The town of Willow is located in Greer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willow has a population of 136 people<2> (see below for details).

Willow is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Willow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Willow: 580

The ZIP code for Willow: 73673<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willow had an population of 136 people. This is a decrease of 8.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willow had a population of 149 people. This makes Willow the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 149 people, the population of Willow increased 30.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 114 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Willow.

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, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), 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.

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 (so far) for Willow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Greer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Willow.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Willow). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willow or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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