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Welcome to Willard ...

Willard is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Willard is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Willard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Willard: 478

Communities Also Named Willard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Willard - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willard.

Communities near Willard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willard.

  • Eatonton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Newborn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconee Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Shady Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Buckhead ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Calvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
  • Resseaus Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willard. See our Newspapers Page for Willard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willard ...

Looking for more information about Willard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willard.

Adding Willard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Willard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Willard post office opened in 1890. The Willard post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/