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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Willard came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Willard in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Willard. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Willard data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Willard is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Willard in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Willard for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Willard. See our Misc Page for Willard for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Willard:

The following routes mentioned Willard as a scheduled stop:

The Ambassador: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Ambassador (train schedule from 1948). The Ambassador travelled between Baltimore (MD) and Detroit (MI)

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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