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 Williamson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Nevinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nevinville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
- Fisk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisk is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Fontanelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canby is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Strand
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
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 Williamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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