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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 Corners in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis Corners. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis Corners listed first.
- Thomaston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Cushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
- South Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Ash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
- Owls Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Cushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Spruce Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
- South Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- South Waldoboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- East Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- South Cushing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Tenants Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Waldoboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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