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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williams had a population of 461 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williams had a population of 5,400 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Genevra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lurline ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lurline is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurline
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbuckle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- College City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Island is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Rumsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunnigan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranmore is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore
- Pennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Butte City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hough Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tancred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tancred is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancred
- Stonyford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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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