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.
- Mollie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ironhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Chadbourn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Whiteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dothan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Loris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Finklea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Pireway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Lake Waccamaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fair Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Gurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Exum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Bayboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Clarkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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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