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.
- Bidwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
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- Munterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
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- Blakesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Frederic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
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- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
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- Ormanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
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- Keb ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
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- Brompton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
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- Ottumwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selection
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
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- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Monroe County
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- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Maxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maxon is located in Monroe County
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- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
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- East Ottumwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
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- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
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- Albia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moravia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
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- Agency
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
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- Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
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- Hagerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagerty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
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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