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>
While we didn't find Willisville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willisville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willisville listed first.
- Kampenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Percy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Campbell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Welge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Conant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Degognia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Sato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- New Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Point Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Oraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swanwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swanwick is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
- Menard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Belgique
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Vergennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Denny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Coulterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Willisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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