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 Willards in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willards. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willards listed first.
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Truitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Pittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twilley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Gumboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Parsonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wango
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Showell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walston is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Lowes Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Ironshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Bishopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Frankford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Willards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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