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>
Willard itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willard, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- Merino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balzac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Balzac is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
- Stoneham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raymer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pinneo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Galien is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Iliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Curtis ‑ Historic
(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 Willard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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