Willis, Michigan

Willis is an unincorporated community in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Augusta Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, Willis has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48191 ZIP Code.[2]

Willis, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Looking west along Willis Road
Willis
Location within the state of Michigan
Willis
Willis (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 83°33′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyWashtenaw
TownshipAugusta
Established1887
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48191
Area code(s)734
GNIS feature ID1616527[1]
U.S. Post Office in Willis

Geography

Willis sits at an elevation of 686 feet (209 m) above sea level.[1] The community is located about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Ann Arbor in the southeastern corner of Washtenaw County.[3] It is centered along Willis Road between Potterville Drive to the east and Bunton Road to the west. The community of Whittaker is a few miles to the southwest.

History

According to road signage along Willis Road, the community was established in 1887.

The area received its first post office under the name Paint Creek in 1833. It was renamed Newcomb in 1881 and finally to Willis in 1887. The Willis post office remains in operation and is currently located at 8790 Bunton Road.[4] The post office uses the 48191 ZIP Code, which encompasses most of the eastern portion of Augusta Charter Township and a small portion of London Township to the south in Monroe County.[2]

A single railway line runs diagonally through the community and once contained a railroad station known as Willis Station.[5] The line is currently operated by Norfolk Southern Railway but contains no station in the area.[6]

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willis, Michigan
  2. Google (September 21, 2020). "48191 ZIP Code map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. Michigan Economic Development Corporation (2020). "Pure Michigan: Willis". Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willis Post Office
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willis Station (historical)
  6. Michigan Department of Transportation (March 2017). "Michigan's Railroad System: Railroads Operating in Michigan" (PDF). Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. (2020). "Driver Iggy Katona Career Statistics". Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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