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>
While we didn't find Williams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Hearin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Union County
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- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Free Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Blackford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
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- Lisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
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- Boxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boxville is located in Union County
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- Sturgis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
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- Piney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
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- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
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- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Union County
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- Grove Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
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- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
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- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
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- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoon is located in Crittenden County
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- Repton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
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- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Vanderburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Wanamaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
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- Saint Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
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- Henshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Dekoven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
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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