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>
Wills itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wills, with the one closest to Wills listed first.
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is also located in DeKalb County
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- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floy was located in DeKalb County
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- Skirum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skirum is also located in DeKalb County
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- Cotnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotnam is also located in DeKalb County
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- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Portersville is also located in DeKalb County
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- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is also located in DeKalb County
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- Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is also located in DeKalb County
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- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is also located in DeKalb County
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- Ten Broeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Broeck is also located in DeKalb County
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- Collbran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collbran is also located in DeKalb County
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- Loveless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loveless is also located in DeKalb County
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- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luna was located in DeKalb County
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- Rodentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodentown is also located in DeKalb County
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- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus was located in DeKalb County
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- Chumley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chumley is also located in DeKalb County
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- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whiton is also located in DeKalb County
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- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
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- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is also located in DeKalb County
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- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtynine was located in DeKalb County
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- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Oak is also located in DeKalb County
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- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers is also located in DeKalb County
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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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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