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 Williamsville had a population of 444 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williamsville had a population of 1,490 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Fancy Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Elkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Cantrall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Broadwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Bradfordton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
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 Williamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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