The layout of the city was the work of engineer General Grenville M. Dodge of the California Construction Company.

Governor George W. Bush officially named Wills Point the Bluebird Capital of Texas in 1995.

Wills Point is also the final resting place for Trailblazer, the first commercially operated monorail system in the United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), all land.

The Wills Point High School Tigers football team won the 1A State Championship in 1965.