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.
- Kyles Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Fisher Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Alumwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Choptack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
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- Austins Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- New Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
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- Strahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
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- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mole is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
- Galbraith Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Persia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Van Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
- Blossom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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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