Welcome to Willowdale ...

Willowdale is located in Jackson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Willowdale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willowdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Willowdale is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Willowdale: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Willowdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Willowdale - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Willowdale ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Belpre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Pomeroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• New Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Syracuse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Racine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willowdale ...

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

Adding Willowdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willowdale 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 Willowdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willowdale post office opened in 1884.

We also found Willowdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willowdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/