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 193 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williams had a population of 319 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Blairsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Popejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Burdette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Kamrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Radcliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webster City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woolstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owasa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stanhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Clarion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reeve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Rosendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Story City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hughs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Flugstad ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flugstad is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
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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