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.
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Outlaws Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Seven Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Faison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Bowdens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
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- Strabane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Elroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Best
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Wayne County
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- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Kenansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
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- Sarecta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
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- Deep Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
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- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
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- Dobbersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
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- Falling Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
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- Turkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
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- Institute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Saulston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
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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