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, Port Williams had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Williams, with the one closest to Port Williams listed first.
- Oak Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Mills
- From Port Williams to Oak Mills
- Iatan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugar Lake
- From Port Williams to Sugar Lake
- Dalbey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lowemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lowemont
- From Port Williams to Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kickapoo
- From Port Williams to Kickapoo
- Dye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Potter
- From Port Williams to Potter
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Easton
- From Port Williams to Easton
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
- Winthrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Atchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atchison
- From Port Williams to Atchison
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hawthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leavenworth
- From Port Williams to Leavenworth
- West Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Platte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Platte
- From Port Williams to West Platte
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodruff
- From Port Williams to Woodruff
- Cummings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Stillings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stillings
- From Port Williams to Stillings
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Platte County (MO)
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Halls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Port Williams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |