Welcome to Willets ...

Willets is located in Cayuga County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Willets, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willets, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Willets is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Willets: (315)

Websites for Willets ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Willets, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Willets ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Willets - they are located in Michigan and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Willets ...

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

• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Geneva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Penn Yan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Waterloo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Trumansburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Dundee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>

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 Willets. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willets.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willets. 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 Willets.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willets ...

Looking for more information about Willets? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willets, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willets.

Adding Willets to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willets 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 for Willets was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Willets on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willets.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willets. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/