Welcome to Willow Springs ...

Willow Springs is located in Crook County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Willow Springs: Willow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Willow Spngs. or Willow Sprngs.)

Willow Springs is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Willow Springs is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Willow Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Willow Springs: (307)

Communities Also Named Willow Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Willow Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Willow Springs ...

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

• Spearfish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <4>
• Lead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <4>
• North Spearfish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
  • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Sundance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sundance is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundance <4>
• Trojan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Trojan is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
• Tinton ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
  • Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
• Lancaster City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
  • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
• Preston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
• Central City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
• Ragged Top ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
  • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Springs ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/