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 in 1895, Williams had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Hoagland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Poe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Preble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monroeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Magley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Tocsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Zulu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Curryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Rivare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Honduras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Kingsland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Convoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Fort Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thurman is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Nine Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
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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