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 Willis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis listed first.
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Lead Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Boone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Monarch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Francis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Bellefonte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Peel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Protem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Cedarcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Mincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mincy is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Valley Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rally Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- George's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
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 Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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