Welcome to Willingham ...
So far, we found very little information about Willingham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Willingham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willingham, please Contact Us.
Willingham would have been located within present day Worth County<2>.
The location of Willingham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Willingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Willingham is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Willingham was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Willingham still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities near Willingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willingham.
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Dougherty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
- Hinds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Sylvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <5>
- Eugemar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Ashburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Ashburn is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashburn <5>
- Greenough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Dawson Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- East Dougherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Relswood Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 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 Willingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willingham. 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 Willingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willingham. See our Newspapers Page for Willingham.
Adding Willingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Willingham 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 for Willingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Willingham post office opened in 1882.
We also found Willingham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Willingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Willingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |