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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Willow Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Willow Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Willow Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Willowgrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Willow Grove: Willow Grv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Willow Grove is located in McLennan County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.

Below are the counties that are near Willow Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Grove:

  • McLennan County     (The home county of Willow Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Speegleville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speegleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • Woodway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <3>
    • China Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bosqueville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
      • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Beverly Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Waco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
    • Rock Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Hewitt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <3>
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
    • Patrick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • East Waco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Gholson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Bellmead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
      • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <3>
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <3>
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
    • Moffat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moffat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
      • Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <3>
    • Oenaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
    • Womack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Norse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • McGregor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oglesby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <3>
    • Lime City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Leon Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • South Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Mound
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <3>
    • Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
      • Flat is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat <3>
    • Fort Gates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Turnersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Gatesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Golinda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Mooreville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Satin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <3>
    • Chilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
    • Durango
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Lott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <3>
    • Marlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <3>
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Tyson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Aquilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <3>
    • Mount Calm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
      • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <3>
    • Peoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Chatt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
    • Penelope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
    • Watt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
    • Prairie Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Grove.

Cemeteries Near Willow Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Grove.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McLennan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLennan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riggs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <4>
  • Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bosqueville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205253 <4>
  • Kimmonsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmonsville Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kimmonsville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kimmonsville Cemetery is located in Bosqueville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230465 <4>
  • China Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crump Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hog Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hog Creek Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hog Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Waco Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patrick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Waco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <4>
    • Bible Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Willow Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Grove.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Grove, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.

  • Speegleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speegleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
  • South Bosque
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
    • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
  • Ritchie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
  • Bosqueville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
    • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
  • China Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <3>
  • Waco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
  • Patrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
  • McGregor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
  • Gholson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Robinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenthal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Grove.

Newspapers Published in Willow Grove ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Grove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Willow Grove:

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

The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5502, Longitude: -97.2958       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Willow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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