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 in 1895, Willeyton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willeyton, with the one closest to Willeyton listed first.
- Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sarem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Reynoldson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Wiggins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Gatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dort is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corapeake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cleopus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- South Quay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Riddicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Saunders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saunders is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Hobbsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Harrellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Gliden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Willeyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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