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Welcome to Willard ...

Willard is located in Skamania County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Willard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Willard is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Willard lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Willard: (509)

Communities Also Named Willard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Willard: This one is located in Skamania County and the other is located in Whitman County.

Beyond Washington, there are 32 communities that are also named Willard - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Willard ...

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

  • Hood River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White Salmon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cascade Locks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
    • Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <4>
  • North Bonneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mosier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <4>
  • Hood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Skamania County
  • Underwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • B Z Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willard ...

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

Adding Willard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willard post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willard.

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

The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skamania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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