[4] Willow City is located along FM 1323 in northeastern Gillespie County, approximately 12 miles northeast of Fredericksburg.

[5] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

At the turn of the century, Willow City was home to 132 inhabitants, but this number dropped steadily since then, going as low as 17 in 1964 before settling around 75 since the 1970s.

[3][5][7] Willow City was home to the Alfred Pfeil Gin, in which a boiler exploded September 2, 1924, killing two people.

Walter M. Icke[8] was found near the original site of the boiler and died shortly after medical assistance arrived.