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History · Willisville

Willisville’s post office opened in 1896, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Willisville began

When was Willisville founded?

1896

The Willisville post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 579130 years
Founding year: the first Willisville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Willisville’s past

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Willisville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Willisville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Willisville is a village in Perry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Willisville had a population of 579.

Its first post office opened in 1896. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 633 to 579 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Questions about Willisville’s history

What year was Willisville founded?

The Willisville post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.