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 railroad service. In 2020, Willard had a population of 88 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willard, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- Rossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valencia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Menoken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Belvue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Pauline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hoyt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Eskridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Saint Clere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Wakarusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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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