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Welcome to Willeys ...

Willeys is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willeys, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Willeys is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Willeys lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Willeys: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Willeys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willeys - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Willeys ...

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

  • Taylorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Moweaqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kincaid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harristown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Assumption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Willeys. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willeys.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willeys. 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 Willeys.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willeys ...

Looking for more information about Willeys? 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 Willeys, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willeys.

Adding Willeys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willeys 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 Willeys was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willeys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willeys - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Willeys area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Willeys 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.