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 103 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.
- Buck Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- McLouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Leaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tonganoxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ozawkie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eudora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Dunavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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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