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Around Williams Cross Roads ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Williams Cross Roads, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Olive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
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  • 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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  • Boardman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Boardman is located in Columbus County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Butters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Butters is located in Bladen County
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  • Williamson Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
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  • Chadbourn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grist
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grist is located in Columbus County
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    • 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
    • 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
    • Whiteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
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    • Rico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
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For more communities neighboring Williams Cross Roads, please visit our County-by-County Page for Williams Cross Roads.

Columbus County ...

Williams Cross Roads would have been located within present day Columbus County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Cross Roads ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Cross Roads.

Airports Near Williams Cross Roads ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Williams Cross Roads and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Williams Cross Roads.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Williams Cross Roads), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.