Nearest Communities to Williams,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Williams, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Williams:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Williams.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Williams is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Thayer County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thayer County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Jefferson & Nuckolls.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Williams. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Thayer County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Williams (which is Thayer County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Williams
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Thayer County (where Williams resides)
- County Website: https://thayercountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Thayer: Hebron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Hubbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deshler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://fillmorecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Geneva
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Ohiowa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strang
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Shickley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martland is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland
- Gage County
- County Website: https://gagecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Gage: Beatrice
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Lanham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lanham is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Ellis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.nebraska.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Fairbury
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Meridian ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Fairbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrix is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrix
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Endicott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helvey is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvey
- Bower ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Rudy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Daykin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Jansen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Diller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harbine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nuckolls County
- County Website: https://nuckollscountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Nuckolls: Nelson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Ruskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mill is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mill
- Hardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Saline County
- County Website: https://salinecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Saline: Wilber
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Tobias
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Western
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Republic County
- County Website: http://republiccounty.org/
- County Seat for Republic: Belleville (KS)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Narka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Munden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Tabor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor has also been known as:
- Mount Tabor
- New Tabor
- Haworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harbine is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Rydal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rydal is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
- Republic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Agenda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Agenda is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Sherdahl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Talmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Talmo is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Scandia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington (KS)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Williams ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
- Mahaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Haddam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Morrowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Hollenberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Brantford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brantford is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Enosdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enosdale is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
- Strawberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Calderhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calderhead is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderhead
- Lanham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |