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 Williamsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Pana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dressor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Beecher City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Henton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
- Rosamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Middlesworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ohlman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stewardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Herborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Yantisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Bayle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Blue Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Shumway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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