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 Williamsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Lenox Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Benaja
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Reidsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Lawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Monroeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Browns Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altamahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Allison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Ruffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wentworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- McLeansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Scalesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- McCray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
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 Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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