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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 Willow Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow Beach listed first.

  • Canadice
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Canadice is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
  • Honeoye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gulick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
  • South Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
  • Bristol Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
  • Richmond Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
  • Allens Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
  • Bristol Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
  • Conesus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Websters Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Springwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vincent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • South Livonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Livonia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livonia
  • Vine Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
  • Livonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Naples
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheshire is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • South Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
  • East Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
  • South Lima
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lima
  • West Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Cohocton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Cohocton is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cohocton
  • Middlesex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lima
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <2>
  • Centerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Conesus Lake Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Conesus Lake Junction is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesus Lake Junction
  • Lakeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Groveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland

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 Willow Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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