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 Williamstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Defiance
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brunersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Ayersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Adams Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
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- Moats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- The Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Evansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Rice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
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- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Ridgeville Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Reids ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- North Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Williamstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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