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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 Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williams Cross Roads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williams Cross Roads listed first.

  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
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  • Bladenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Abbottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
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  • Richardson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Richardson is located in Bladen County
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  • Chadbourn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Whiteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Orrum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Allenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
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  • Barnesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
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  • Elkton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Bladen County
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  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Emerson is located in Bladen County
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  • Fair Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Hallsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
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  • Lumberton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
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  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Howellsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Howellsville is located in Robeson County
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  • Rosindale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
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  • Emerson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Emerson is located in Columbus County
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  • Tar Heel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Council
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Council is located in Bladen County
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  • Lowe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowe is located in Robeson 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 Williams Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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