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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.}} |
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'''Willis''' is a town in [[Calhoun County, Florida|Calhoun County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is located on [[State Road 73 (Florida)|State Road 73]]. |
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'''Willis''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Calhoun County, Florida|Calhoun County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is located on [[State Road 73 (Florida)|State Road 73]], one mile north of [[Chason, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |title=West Calhoun, 1936|url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/500/f589/f589.htm |website=Maps Etc |publisher=Florida Center for Instructional Technology |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> Willis was settled by 1895.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia Britannica Vol. IX |date=1903 |publisher=Rand, McNally & Co. |location=New York, NY |page=338 |url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/000/f27/f27.htm |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> An alleged bank robber, Thomas Powell, arrested for possession of explosives in 1914 was from Willis,<ref>{{cite news |title=Allege Plot on Bank Found at Blountstown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-allege-plot-on-bank-fo/146328933/ |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=December 3, 1914 |page=1 |language=en}}</ref> as was a man, William A. Brooks, convicted of embezzlement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Postmaster Is Found Guilty of Embezzlement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-ex-postmaster-is/146454372/ |work=Pensacola News Journal |date=3 November 1915 |pages=1}}</ref> |
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==See also == |
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*[[Look and Tremble]] |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Willis is located at {{coord|30.5531|-85.1867|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}} (30.5531, -85.1867).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> |
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Willis is located at {{coor dms|30|33|11|N|85|11|12|W}} (30.5531, -85.1867).{{GR|1}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 6 May 2024
Willis is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida, United States. It is located on State Road 73, one mile north of Chason, Florida.[1] Willis was settled by 1895.[2] An alleged bank robber, Thomas Powell, arrested for possession of explosives in 1914 was from Willis,[3] as was a man, William A. Brooks, convicted of embezzlement.[4]
See also
Geography
Willis is located at 30°33′11″N 85°11′12″W / 30.5531°N 85.1867°W (30.5531, -85.1867).[5]
References
- ^ "West Calhoun, 1936". Maps Etc. Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ The Encyclopedia Britannica Vol. IX. New York, NY: Rand, McNally & Co. 1903. p. 338. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Allege Plot on Bank Found at Blountstown". The Tampa Tribune. December 3, 1914. p. 1.
- ^ "Ex-Postmaster Is Found Guilty of Embezzlement". Pensacola News Journal. November 3, 1915. p. 1.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.