Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Willow Island came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Willow Island in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Willow Island. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Willow Island, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Willow Island:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Willow Island is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Willow Island. See our Misc Page for Willow Island for more information.