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 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Deer Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
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- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
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- Neeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
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- Derrahs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
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- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
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- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
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- Forest Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
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- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Saint Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
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- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
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- Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Knox County
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- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
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- Wyaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Knox City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
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- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
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- Clark City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
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- Kahoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Medill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Medill is located in Clark County
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- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
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- Gorin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
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- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
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- Millport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millport is located in Knox County
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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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