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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Willits had a population of 815 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Willits had a population of 4,831 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willits, with the one closest to Willits listed first.
- Hearst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearst is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearst
- Calpella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomo is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomo
- Comptche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ukiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Navarro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laytonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Talmage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inglenook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cleone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cleone is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Mendocino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Philo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Bragg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Noyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caspar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Covelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Largo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Willits, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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