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 was 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
- Merino is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <2>
- Balzac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Stoneham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Weld County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <2>
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <2>
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Raymer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
- Raymer is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Raymer has also been known as:
- New Raymer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <2>
- Brush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
- Brush is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <2>
- Pinneo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Fort Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
- Fort Morgan is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <2>
- Galien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Iliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
- Iliff is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <2>
- Buckingham ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Weld County
- Curtis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Willard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |