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.
- Olmitz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Belinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Chariton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whitebreast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
- Indianola Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Junction
- Cloud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloud is located in Marion County
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- Bauer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Zero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Gosport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gosport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Lacona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weller is located in Monroe County
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- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Caloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caloma is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caloma
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Ovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Confidence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 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 Williamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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