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

  • Second Milo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Second Milo is located in Yates County
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  • Bluff Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Milo Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Milo Mills is located in Yates County
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  • Penn Yan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Branchport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crosby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crosby is located in Yates County
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  • Barrington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barrington is located in Yates County
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  • Seneca Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
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  • Mays Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mays Mills is located in Yates County
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  • Himrod
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Friend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friend is located in Yates County
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  • Pulteney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dresden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Yates County
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  • Benton Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Benton Center is located in Yates County
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  • Keuka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Keuka is located in Steuben County
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  • Crystal Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
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  • Voak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Voak is located in Yates County
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  • South Pulteney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
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  • Catawba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Catawba is located in Steuben County
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  • Starkey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Starkey is located in Yates County
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  • Angus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Angus is located in Yates County
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  • Potter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter is located in Yates County
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  • Italy Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
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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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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