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

  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Dove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dove is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
  • Kewanee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
  • Kinterbish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
  • Gaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaston is located in Sumter County
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  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boyd is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatopa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coatopa is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
  • Tamola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
  • Whynot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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  • Enondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Enondale is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
  • Lockhart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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  • Russell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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  • Vimville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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  • Pushmataha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
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  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
  • Topton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Topton is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
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  • Sumterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sumterville is located in Sumter County
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  • Kemper Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
  • Robjohn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
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  • Porterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Hamner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamner is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
  • Sucarnoochee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Lizelia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
  • McDowell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McDowell is located in Sumter County
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  • Belmont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Sumter County
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  • Tishabee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tishabee is located in Greene County
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  • Miller
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller is located in Greene County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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