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

  • Banks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Banks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Garner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Raleigh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Method
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Method is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
  • Asbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
  • Apex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
  • Milburnie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • Barclaysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
  • Shotwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
  • Millbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Six Forks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
  • Spilona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spilona is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
  • Morrisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Archer Lodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Eagle Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
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  • Neuse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilson's Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Wendell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Corinth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Lillington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Oaks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Merry Oaks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks

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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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