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 Williamstown had a population of 2,324 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williamstown had a population of 1,386 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tower City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacramento
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiconisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wiconisco is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
- Lykens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Gratz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rough and Ready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Hegins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hepler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Loyalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suedberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keffers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebe is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beuchler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kehler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Line Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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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