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.
- Reform
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Ackerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bywy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bywy is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
- Fentress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fentress is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
- Sturgis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mathiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sapa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eupora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- French Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- McCool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clarkson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Betheden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
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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