Welcome to Willis ...

Willis is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Willis is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Willis is within the boundaries of the (734) area code.

The ZIP code for Willis: 48191<4>

Communities Also Named Willis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Willis: This one is located in Washtenaw County and the other is located in Benzie County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 20 communities that are also named Willis - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Willis ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <5>
• Livonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <5>
• Westland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <5>
• Taylor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Dearborn Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <5>
• Southgate
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <5>
• Allen Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
  • Allen Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <5>
• Garden City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Inkster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkster
  • Inkster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkster <5>
• Romulus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <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 Willis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willis ...

Looking for more information about Willis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Willis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willis.

Adding Willis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Willis post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/