Welcome to Willett ...
Willett is located in Muscogee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Willett is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Willett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Willett is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Willett: 706 & 762<3>
Communities Also Named Willett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willett - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willett.
Communities near Willett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willett.
- Maridale Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Phenix City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Mountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Smith's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Glenns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Fortson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Twin Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Lincoln Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 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 Willett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willett. 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 Willett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willett. See our Newspapers Page for Willett.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willett ...
Looking for more information about Willett? 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 Willett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willett.
Adding Willett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Willett 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 Willett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Willett post office opened in 1894. The Willett post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willett.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Muscogee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Willett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Willett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |