Welcome to Willwood ...

Willwood is located in Park County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Willwood is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Willwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Willwood is located in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Willwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willwood - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Willwood ...

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

• Cody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cody is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <4>
• Powell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <4>
• Cowley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Cowley is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <4>
• Byron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Deaver
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
  • Deaver is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <4>
• Ralston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Garland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Frannie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
  • Frannie is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <4>
• Lovell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <4>
• Emblem
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willwood ...

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

Adding Willwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willwood 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 Willwood was on a map titled Road Map for Wyoming (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.us/

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