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 Williams in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williams. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williams listed first.
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Islandton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walterboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Crocketville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Almeda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Almeda is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
- Hendersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Drawdy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Drawdy is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
- Sixty Six
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Early Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ritter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brunson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Davidson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Cottageville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bamberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ulmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salkehatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Horsegall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Horsegall is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
- Yemassee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rowesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Govan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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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