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) - Pond Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Monroe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Iona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Pike County
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rumble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Decker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Glezen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Purcell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Oatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Littles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Cumback
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Vincennes is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <3>
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceville <3>
- Oakland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
- Oakland City is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <3>
- Ayrshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Beal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |