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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Globe
- From Willard to Globe
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwood
- From Willard to Greenwood
- Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Loyal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Neillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Fairchild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Spokeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokeville
- Spokeville is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spokeville
- From Willard to Spokeville
- Lombard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Thorp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Humbird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Humbird
- From Willard to Humbird
- Granton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Granton
- From Willard to Granton
- Withee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Withee
- From Willard to Withee
- Eidsvold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eidsvold
- From Willard to Eidsvold
- Veefkind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veefkind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
- Veefkind is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Veefkind
- From Willard to Veefkind
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Shortville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
- Shortville is located in Clark County
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Merrillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spencer
- From Willard to Spencer
- Curtiss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Curtiss
- From Willard to Curtiss
- Edson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Ludington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |