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 Williamstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Parrish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Townley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Dora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Edgil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Saragossa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- South Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Porter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Toadvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Robbins Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Powellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ezra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Linn Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Kansas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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 Williamstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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