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.
- Zona
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Lees Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Chinquapin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Talisheek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Mandeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Florenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Arcola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amite City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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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