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Nearest Communities to Willis,
Listed Parish-By-Parish

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Willis, on a Parish-by-Parish basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Willis:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring parishes in addition to the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Willis.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Willis is located in Washington Parish.

The following 6 parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington Parish: Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Marion (MS), Pearl River (MS), Pike (MS) & Walthall (MS).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 201 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Willis. Of these communities, 158 are located in counties/parishes other than Washington Parish.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home parish for Willis (which is Washington Parish), we list the counties/parishes in alphabetical order and for each of those counties/parishes, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Willis

For the following list, only those counties/parishes that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Washington Parish   (where Willis resides)
    • Parish Website:   https://www.wpgov.org/
    • Parish Seat for Washington:   Franklinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Sanfords Camp ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Sanfords Camp is located in Washington Parish
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      • Zona
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Zona is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Enon
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Enon is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Huggins ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Huggins is located in Washington Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
      • Julia ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Julia is located in Washington Parish
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      • Pine Cliff
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Cliff is located in Washington Parish
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      • Plainview
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Plainview is located in Washington Parish
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      • Springhill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Springhill is located in Washington Parish
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      • Isabel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Isabel is located in Washington Parish
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      • Jenkins
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
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      • Stein
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Stein is located in Washington Parish
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      • Sheridan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Sheridan is located in Washington Parish
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        • Franklinton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rio
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Rio is located in Washington Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
        • Camp Five ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Camp Five is located in Washington Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Five
        • Lees Creek
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
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        • Richardson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Richardson is located in Washington Parish
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        • Bogalusa
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Pine
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Pine is located in Washington Parish
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        • Bickham
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Bickham is located in Washington Parish
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        • Camp Six ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Camp Six is located in Washington Parish
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        • Mitch ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Mitch is located in Washington Parish
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        • Stoney Point
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
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        • Lake View
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Lake View is located in Washington Parish
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        • Richardson Landing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Richardson Landing is located in Washington Parish
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        • Marston ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Marston is located in Washington Parish
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        • Clifton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Clifton is located in Washington Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Camp Seven ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Camp Seven is located in Washington Parish
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        • Hackley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hackley is located in Washington Parish
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        • Thomas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Thomas is located in Washington Parish
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        • Irvings ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Irvings is located in Washington Parish
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        • Popeville ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
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        • Cumnock ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Cumnock is located in Washington Parish
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        • Varnado
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • State Line
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • State Line is located in Washington Parish
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        • Warnerton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Warnerton is located in Washington Parish
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        • Bellamy ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Bellamy is located in Washington Parish
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        • Dyson ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dyson is located in Washington Parish
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        • 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
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        • Angie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Angie is located in Washington Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
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        • Porters Curve
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
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        • Camerons Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Camerons Ferry is located in Washington Parish
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  • Saint Helena Parish
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • Parish Website:   https://www.stpgov.org/
    • Parish Seat for Saint Tammany:   Covington
    • Note: Lake Pontchartrain lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Blond
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blond
      • Folsom
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
      • 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 <3>
      • Martinville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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      • Waldheim
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Waldheim is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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      • Bush
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsay
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Ramsay is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
      • Saint Benedict
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Abita Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Claiborne Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Claiborne Hill is located in Saint Tammany Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne Hill
      • Covington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Talisheek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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        • Goodbee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Houltonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Houltonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Madisonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Saint Tammany Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Tammany Corner is located in Saint Tammany Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Tammany Corner
        • Chinchuba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Chinchuba is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Mandeville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Lewisburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Saint Tammany
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Tammany is located in Saint Tammany Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Tammany
        • Florenville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Nott ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Nott is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Hickory
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Big Branch
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Big Branch is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Forest Glen ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Forest Glen is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Audubon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Audubon is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Maude
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Maude is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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        • Lacombe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • Parish Website:   https://tangipahoa.org/
    • Parish Seat for Tangipahoa:   Amite City
    • Note: Lake Pontchartrain lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Cranky Corner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cranky Corner is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranky Corner
      • Uneedus
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Uneedus is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uneedus
      • Viola ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Viola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Osceola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Osceola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Epney ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Epney is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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      • Husser
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Henry City ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
      • Holton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Holton is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Bailey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Wilmer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Lorraine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Loranger
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (53 more) ...
        • Bolivar
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bolivar is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
        • Robert
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bedico
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Bedico is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedico
        • Katie ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
        • Oak Ridge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
        • Chesbrough
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Chesbrough is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesbrough
        • Marburyville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Marburyville is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marburyville
        • Lewiston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lewiston is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Spring Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
        • Coburn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Coburn is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Tallow Wood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
        • Wallace Landing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Wallace Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Hostetter ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Hostetter is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostetter
        • Bellewood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bellewood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
        • Hollyridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Amite City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Arcola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
        • Fluker
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Gullett
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Gullett is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Independence
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Millards
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Millards is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Roseland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Shiloh
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Shiloh is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Velma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Velma is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Avalon Terrace
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Avalon Terrace is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Cypress Cove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Genessee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Lees Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Tickfaw
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodland Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Day
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Day is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Mitchell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Hammond
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
        • Mason ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
        • Natalbany
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Oliver
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
        • Southwood Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Southwood Ridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Ridge
        • University Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
        • Whitmar Acres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Whitmar Acres is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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        • Woodbridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodbridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
        • Tangipahoa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Kentwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Campbell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Campbell is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Lincoln Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
        • Westdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Westdale is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
        • Greenlaw
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
        • Kirkville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
        • Kin Tally
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Kin Tally is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kin Tally
        • Lakewood ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakewood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Ponchatoula
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • South Bilt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • South Bilt is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bilt
        • Villa Roma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Villa Roma is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Roma
        • Villa West
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Villa West is located in Tangipahoa Parish
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa West
  • Marion County
    • Parish Website:   https://www.marioncountyms.com/
    • Parish Seat for Marion:   Columbia (MS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Twin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
      • Sandy Hook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sandy Hook is located in Marion County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Hurricane Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
      • Saint Paul
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Paul is located in Marion County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Fordsville ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fordsville is located in Marion County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
      • Sauer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sauer is located in Marion County (MS)
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      • New Hope
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • New Hope is located in Marion County (MS)
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      • Pickwick
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Pickwick is located in Marion County (MS)
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      • Saxon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Saxon is located in Marion County (MS)
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      • Spring Cottage
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County (MS)
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  • Pearl River County
    • Parish Website:   https://www.pearlrivercounty.net/
    • Parish Seat for Pearl River:   Poplarville (MS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Pools Bluff Ferry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Strahans Ferry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Strahans Ferry is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Chinquapin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Crossroads
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Crossroads is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Yamacraw ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Yamacraw is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Henleyfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Henleyfield is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Riceville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Riceville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Cybur
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Cybur is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Leighdon Bluff Ferry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Leighdon Bluff Ferry is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Walkiah ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Walkiah is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Industrial
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Industrial is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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      • Mill Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Mill Creek is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Camerons Ferry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Camerons Ferry is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • White Sand
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • White Sand is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Palestine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Palestine is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Carriere
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hawthorne
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Hawthorne is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • McNeill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • McNeill is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Fords Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Fords Creek is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Ozona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ozona is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Richardson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Richardson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Millard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Millard is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Tyler
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Tyler is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Bings Ferry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bings Ferry is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Picayune
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
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        • Derby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Derby is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Nicholson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Nortac
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Nortac is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • Centre ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Centre is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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        • West Poplarville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • West Poplarville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
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  • Pike County
    • Parish Website:   https://www.co.pike.ms.us/
    • Parish Seat for Pike:   Magnolia (MS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Smithburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Progress
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Progress is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Simmonsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Simmonsville is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Gladhurst
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gladhurst is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Dykes Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dykes Crossing is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Emerald
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Emerald is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Leggett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Leggett is located in Pike County (MS)
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      • Osyka
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
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  • Walthall County
    • Parish Website:   https://www.walthallchamber.com/
    • Parish Seat for Walthall:   Tylertown (MS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willis   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willis.
      • Simonds
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Simonds is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Kirklin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Kirklin is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Lehr
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Lehr is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Dillon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Dillon is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Babington ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Babington is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Flowers
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Flowers is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Dexter
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Dexter is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Lexie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Lexie is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Davo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Davo is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Stallings Ferry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Stallings Ferry is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Carto
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Carto is located in Walthall County (MS)
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      • Conerby ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Conerby is located in Walthall County (MS)
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        • Tylertown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Knoxo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Knoxo is located in Walthall County (MS)
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        • Rushing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Rushing is located in Walthall County (MS)
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        • Mesa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Mesa is located in Walthall County (MS)
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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