Welcome to Willow Springs ...

Willow Springs is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Willow Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)

Willow Springs is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Willow Springs: (570)

Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Willow Springs: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Willow Springs ...

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

• Hazleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Nanticoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• West Hazleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Mahanoy City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <4>
• Frackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Springs ...

Looking for more information about Willow Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willow Springs.

Adding Willow Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willow Springs post office opened in 1862.

We also found Willow Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/