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
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.
- Sayre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Sayre is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
- Mangum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Mangum is located in Greer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangum <5>
- Granite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Greer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <5>
- Lone Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
- Lone Wolf is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Wolf <5>
- Carter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Carter is located in Beckham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Greer County
- Jester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Delhi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Delhi is located in Beckham County
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Lugert ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
X2X - From that list, the Willow post office opened in 1899.
We also found Willow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |