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 Williamsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Barnard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Brownville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Brownville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
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- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- South Sebec
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
- Onawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- East Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
- Medford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Willimantic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- South Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Medford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- North Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- East Sangerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Boyd Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Maxfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sangerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dover South Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Monson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Lagrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seboeis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
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 Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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