Welcome to Willet ...

Willet is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Willet is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Willet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Willet - they are located in Mississippi, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Willet ...

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

• Indiana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <3>
• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <3>
• Kittanning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <3>
• Ford City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
• Homer City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <3>
• Clymer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <3>
• North Apollo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
  • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <3>
• West Kittanning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Avonmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonmore
  • Avonmore is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avonmore <3>
• Rural Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willet ...

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

Adding Willet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willet 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 Willet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willet post office opened in 1853.

We also found Willet in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/