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 Willing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willing listed first.
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
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- Bear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Copiah County
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- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
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- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
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- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
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- Gallman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
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- Saint Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
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- Hermanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
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- Bowerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
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- Browns Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
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- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
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- Hazlehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
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- Dry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
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- Reganton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reganton is located in Claiborne County
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- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
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- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Humphreys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
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 Willing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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