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 Willstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willstown listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
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- Collbran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
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- Portersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
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- Loveless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
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- Lydia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
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- Wills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
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- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
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- Floy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
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- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
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- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
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- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
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- Skirum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
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- Sand Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
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- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
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- Cotnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
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- Ten Broeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
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- Geraldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
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- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
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- Chumley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chumley is located in DeKalb County
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- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
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- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
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- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
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- Talley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Jackson 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 Willstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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