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.
- Herbertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Pleasant
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Squankum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Squankum
- Osbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornsville
- Bay Head Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allaire Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Squankum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southard is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Glendola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendola is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendola
- Bennetts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avon-by-the-Sea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Ardena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardena is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardena
- Toms River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ocean Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Asbury Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Van Hiseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville
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. |