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 in 1895, Williams had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Applegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Steamboat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steamboat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Draper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Draper is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Wilderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grants Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Browntown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browntown is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Althouse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Althouse is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kerby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Central Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tolo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tolo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
- Merlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Medford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waldo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sams Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Talent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seiad Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beagle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 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 Williams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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