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 Willard had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Willard had a population of 5,736 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willard, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- Ritter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ritter is located in Greene County
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- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Greene County
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- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bois D'Arc
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
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- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Greene County
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- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
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- Sacville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
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- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
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- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Greene County
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- Brookline Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
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- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
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- Phenix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
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- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Ash Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckley is located in Greene County
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- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
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- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
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- Graydon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
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- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
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- Halltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Pleasant Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
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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