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Welcome to Willis ...

Willis is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Willis is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Willis is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Willis: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Willis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Willis - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willis.

Communities near Willis ...

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

  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Bergman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • Alpena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Western Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Lead Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pyatt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pyatt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willis ...

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

Adding Willis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willis 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 (so far) for Willis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willis post office opened in 1900. The Willis post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Willis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Willis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/