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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williamson had a population of 1,006 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamson, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- East Williamson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Williamson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williamson
- Pultneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Furnaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Ontario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Sodus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ontario Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zurich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zurich is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Sodus Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sodus Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Center
- Wallington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wallington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallington
- West Walworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Walworth is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Walworth
- East Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walworth Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walworth Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Station
- South Sodus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sodus Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Williamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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