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 Willows in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willows. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willows listed first.
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lilly Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Chapel is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Plain is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Georgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Resaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Resaca is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Summerford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerford is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Kiousville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kiousville is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Galloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Myers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Myers was located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nioga was located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivant was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Plain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chenoweth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chenoweth is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Chase was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
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 Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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