Do you know of Willard ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Willard. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Willard.<1>

Our sources for Willard (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Willard other than they indicate that Willard would be found somewhere in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Communities Also Named Willard ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Willard.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Willard.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Loudoun County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Willard [Loudoun County].
- Wythe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Willard [Wythe County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Prairie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Willard [Prairie County].
- Colorado
  - Logan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Willard [Logan County].
- Georgia
  - Putnam County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Willard [Putnam County].
- Idaho
  - Benewah County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Willard [Benewah County].
- Illinois
  - Alexander County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Willard [Alexander County].
  - Saint Clair County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Willard [Saint Clair County].
- Iowa
  - Wapello County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Willard [Wapello County].
- Kansas
  - Shawnee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Willard [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
  - Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Willard [Carter County].
- Maine
  - Cumberland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Willard [Cumberland County].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Willard.
- Michigan
  - Bay County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Willard [Bay County].
- Missouri
  - Greene County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Willard [Greene County].
- Montana
  - Fallon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Willard [Fallon County].
- Nebraska
  - Lincoln County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Willard [Lincoln County].
- New Mexico
  - Torrance County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Willard [Torrance County].
- New York
  - Chenango County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Willard [Chenango County].
  - Seneca County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Willard [Seneca County].
- North Carolina
  - Pender County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Willard [Pender County].
- Ohio
  - Huron County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willard [Huron County].
- Oklahoma
  - Harper County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Willard [Harper County].
- Oregon
  - Douglas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Willard [Douglas County].
  - Marion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Willard [Marion County].
- Tennessee
  - Trousdale County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Willard [Trousdale County].
- Utah
  - Box Elder County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Willard [Box Elder County].
  - Salt Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Willard [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
  - Skamania County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Willard [Skamania County].
  - Whitman County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Willard [Whitman County].
- West Virginia
  - Harrison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Willard [Harrison County].
- Wisconsin
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Willard [Clark County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Willard ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Willard:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Willard - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in Fairfax County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fairfax County.

Accotink Springs	Long Branch
Accotink Station	Longdale
Amherst	Lorton Valley
Annandale Gardens	Lynobrook
Aura Heights
	Mackall Hill
Belle Forest	Madrillon
Belmont	Mallow
Belvoir	Mantua
Betana Park	Maple Grove
Bonniemill Gardens	Maple Terrace
Bordeaux	Marlan Forest
Braddock Hills	Marshall Farms
Brecon Ridge	Mary Lee Park
Brighton Square	Mason
Bristow Village	Meridan Park
Bull Run	Mero
Burgundy Farms	Merry Oaks
Burke Heights	Middleridge
Burke Hills	Mosby
Burke's Station	Moss Crest
Bush Hill	Mount Daniel
	Mount Vernon Cedars
Cameron	Mount Vernon Forest
Carriage Hill	Mount Vernon Grove
Cavalcade	Mount Vernon Hills
Cedar Springs	Mount Vernon-On-The-Potomac
Chalet Woods	Mount Vernon Park
Chapel Square	Mount Vernon Terrace
Chester Park	Mount Vernon Valley
Chesterbrooke Mews	Mount Zephyr
Clearfield	Munson Hill
Clifton Station
Colonial Farms	Neverlet
Colvin Run Mill	Newington Station
Colvin Run	Newington Woods
Coolspring	North Pine Ridge
Crestwood	North Post
Crosswinds	North Woodley
Cyrandall Valley
	Oak Ridge
Danbury Forest	Oak Valley
Dewitt	Olde Forge
Difficult	Oldewood
Ditchley	Orange Hunt
Doddville	Orleans Village
	Ox Hill
East Woodford
Edsall	Panoramic Hills
Elkins	Parkwood
Engleside Village	Pickwick
Engleside	Pinecrest Heights
The English Hills	Pinewood South
	Piney Run
Fair Hill	Pleasant Valley
Fairfax Villa	Pohick River Pines
Falls Church	Poplar Hill
Farr	Prospect Hill
Flint Hill
Forestville	Ravensworth Farms
Fort Belvoir	Ravenwood Park
Fort Farnsworth	Raymondale
Fort Lyon	Reflection Place
Fort Lyons Heights	Reids Grove
Fort Marcy	Republican Mills
Fort Willard	Ridgecrest
Fostoria	Riversidepark
Franconia Commons	Rock Springs
Frying Pan	Rockland Village
	Rolling Hills
Gambrill	Rolling Valley
Garfield	Roundtree
Glen Erin	Royal Court
Glen Gary
Glen Oaks	Saratoga
Glenbrook	Seminary
Grange Camp	Shady Oak
Grass Ridge	Sherwood Hall
Grays Hill Village	Sherwood
Greenway	Shirley Springs
Groveton Gardens	Shrevewood
Gunston	Sky View Park
	Sleepy Hollow Run
Hayfield Farms	South Franconia
Heritage Square	South Woodley
Heritage Village	Spring Hill
Hiddenbrook	Springbrook Forest
Hillbrook Forest	Springfield Woods
Hollin Hall Village	Springman
Hollinbrook Park	Stoneleigh
Hollinswood	Stratford
Holly Forest	Sunny Ridge
Home Crest	Surrey Square
Hunter Woods	Sutton Place
Hunter's Mills
Hunters Valley	Tall Oaks
Hunter's	Tauxemont
Hunting Creek	The Timbers
Hunting Ridge	Timothy Park
Hybla Valley Farms	Tree Brooke
	Tremont
Iona	Tuxamount

Jackson Hills	Vertain Park
Jefferson Mews	Villa Loring
Johnsons Corner
Jones Corner	Wakefield Chapel Woods
	Wakefield Chapel
Kentland Farms	West End
Kings Park West	West Lewinsville Heights
Kirkside	Westchester
	Westmont
Lake Anne	Westmoreland Heights
Lake Hills	Westmoreland Park
Langley Ridge	Wildwood
Laurel Grove	Williamsburg Manor
Lee Manor	Willston
Leigh Mill	Woodburn Heights
Leighs Corner	Woodlawn Park
Little River Pines	Woodlawn Terrace
Loisdale	Wright Woods

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Willard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.