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 Willard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- New Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Relief ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pontiac is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Reedtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Omar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Carrothers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tiro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weavers Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
- Olena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frank is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fitchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
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 Willard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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