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 Willows had a population of 1,176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Willows had a population of 6,036 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willows, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jacinto is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Butte City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fruto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fruto is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruto
- Orland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonyford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurline ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lurline is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
- Nord ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Kirkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Williams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigg's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
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 Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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