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 Willis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis listed first.
- Cedar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Red Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Basin Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Coesfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
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- Balm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Steedham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Sadler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Whitesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Custer City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Southmayd
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County (TX)
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- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Ethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County (TX)
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- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elm View is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
- Luella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luella is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
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 Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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