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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis listed first.
- Hillhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Sunflower Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Alligator
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Bobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Sherard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
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- Deeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Hushpuckena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Laconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Perthshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Stovall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
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- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Henrico ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrico is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Lyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Dickerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Gunnison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Clover Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Mound Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friars Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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