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 in 1895, Willard had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willard, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- Note
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Stanfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
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- Eatonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aikenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Shady Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
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- Nona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
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- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
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- Godfrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Godfrey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adgateville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adgateville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
- Former name for Adgateville:
- Adgateville
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
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- Blountsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Farrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
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- Minneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Minneta is located in Jasper County
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- Meriwether
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Reese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Gladesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Wayside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Newborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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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