Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Wills Crossroads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills Crossroads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills Crossroads listed first.
- Hardwickburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Shorterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Abbeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Gaines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Balkum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Otho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Otho is located in Henry County
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- Pecan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Headland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oateston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oateston is located in Barbour County
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- Blakely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
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- Hatcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Skipperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Asbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Barber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Tullis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Eufaula
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wills Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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