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 a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- East Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Coushatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robson is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armistead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Curtis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Gloster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grand Cane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Butler ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Stonewall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake End
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
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- Pelican
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Rosen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
- Bodcau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Cook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Timon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
- Grappes Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Brown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Keachi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
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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