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 Wills Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills Town listed first.
- Adams Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adams Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Mills
- Conesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wills Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wills Creek is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Creek
- Willowbrook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Trinway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Moscow is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moscow
- Rock Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
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- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Wakatomika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakatomika is located in Coshocton County
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- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Muskingum County
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- East Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
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- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otsego is located in Muskingum County
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- Bacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon is located in Coshocton County
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- Coshocton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Coshocton County
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- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
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- Cooperdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
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- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Run is located in Coshocton County
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- Canal Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Tunnel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
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- Frazeysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Boden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boden is located in Guernsey County
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- Linton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linton Mills is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Mills
- West Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
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 Wills Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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