Welcome to Willow City ...
Willow City is located in Hill Country.
Willow City is located in Gillespie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Willow City is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Willow City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Willow City: 830
The ZIP code for Willow City: 78675<3>
Communities Also Named Willow City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willow City - it's located in North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow City.
Communities near Willow City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow City.
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blowout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
- Blowout is located in Blanco County
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blumenthal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
- Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
- Click ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
- Click is located in Llano County
- Hye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
- Hye is located in Blanco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <4>
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Albert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willow City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow City. See our Newspapers Page for Willow City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow City ...
Looking for more information about Willow City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willow City.
Adding Willow City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Willow City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Willow City post office opened in 1887.
We also found Willow City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 community (such as Willow City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willow City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |