Welcome to Willshire ...

The village of Willshire is located in Van Wert County<1>.

The location of Willshire has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willshire has a population of 381 people<3> (see below for details).

Willshire is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Willshire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Willshire: (419) & (567)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willshire had an population of 381 people. This is a decrease of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willshire had a population of 397 people. This makes Willshire the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 397 people, the population of Willshire decreased 14.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 463 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Willshire.

Communities near Willshire ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willshire.

• Van Wert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <6>
• Celina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <6>
• Bluffton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <6>
• Decatur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Berne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <6>
• Geneva
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
• Monroeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <6>
• Rockford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
• Convoy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
  • Convoy is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <6>
• Monroe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willshire.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willshire. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willshire.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willshire. See our Newspapers Page for Willshire.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willshire ...

Looking for more information about Willshire? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Willshire, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willshire.

Adding Willshire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willshire in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Willshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willshire post office opened in 1822.

We also found Willshire in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willshire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Van Wert County: www.vanwertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/