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Welcome to Willet ...

Willet is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

Willet is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Willet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Willet: 607

The ZIP code for Willet: 13863<3>

Communities Also Named Willet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Willet - they are located in Mississippi, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willet.

Communities near Willet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willet.

  • Cortland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Dryden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McGraw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marathon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Lisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willet. See our Newspapers Page for Willet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willet ...

Looking for more information about Willet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Willet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willet.

Adding Willet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Willet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Willet post office opened in 1823.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Willet). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willet or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/