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 Williams Center had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams Center, with the one closest to Williams Center listed first.
- Farmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Melbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Moats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Blakeslee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Evansport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stryker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Artic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cecil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Emmett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Brunersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- West Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Kunkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Alvarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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