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 Williamstown had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
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- Springhill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
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- Milroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
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- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Rush County
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- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
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- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
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- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
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- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
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- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
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- Gowdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
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- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rush County
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- McCoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
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- Saint Maurice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
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- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
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- Ewington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
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- Smiths Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
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- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
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- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
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- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
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- Manilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
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- Meltzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
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 Williamstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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