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Welcome to Willows ...

Willows is located in Gilliam County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Willows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Willows is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Willows: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Willows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Willows - they are located in California (5), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Willows ...

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

  • Boardman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roosevelt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bluelight
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
    • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Bickleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Olex
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
  • Ione
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paterson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Irrigon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irrigon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
    • Irrigon is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <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 Willows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willows.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willows ...

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

Adding Willows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willows 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 Willows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willows post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willows.

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

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Gilliam, 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 Willows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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