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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wills Point had a population of 1,025 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wills Point had a population of 3,703 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wills Point, with the one closest to Wills Point listed first.
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Grand Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kaufman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Roddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lone Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Wieland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wieland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
- Kemp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chisholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Martins Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Pruitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Blackland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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