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 Willis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis listed first.
- Bowman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Pond Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Monroe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Rumble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glezen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Purcell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Oatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Cumback
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cumback is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ayrshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayrshire is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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