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.
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ponca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Sioux City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dakota City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sergeant Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Ionia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Glen Ellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Potosia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
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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