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 Wills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills listed first.

• Brule
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brule is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
• Muskeg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
• Iron River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Iron River is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
• Blueberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
• Maple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Topside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
• Poplar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Pike River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
• Hawthorne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Sauntry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
• Ino
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ino is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
• Drummond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Drummond is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
• Cutter
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
• Moquah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
• South Range
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • South Range is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
• Benoit
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
• Mason
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Itasca
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Itasca is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
• Cable
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
• Ashland Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
• South Superior
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • South Superior is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
• Boylston
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Boylston is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
• Clifton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
• Superior
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Superior is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
• Pokegama
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pokegama is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama