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 Willard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willard listed first.
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clark County
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- Loyal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Clark County
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- Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Spokeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairchild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
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- Thorp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Humbird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Withee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eidsvold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Veefkind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Clark County
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- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Jackson County
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- Shortville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shortville is located in Clark County
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- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Merrillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Curtiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Ludington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
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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 Willard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |