Welcome to New Willard ...

New Willard is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

New Willard is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Willard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

New Willard is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Willard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Willard is within the (936) area code.

Communities near New Willard ...

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

• Livingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Onalaska
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Corrigan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
  • Corrigan is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan <4>
• Point Blank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <4>
• Goodrich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Seven Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Bold Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
  • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
• Moscow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• West Livingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
  • West Livingston is located in Polk County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Willard ...

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

Adding New Willard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Willard 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 New Willard was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found New Willard in the book titled .<5> From that list, the New Willard post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Willard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/