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.
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Meadorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Eulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Akersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Red Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Gibbs Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Barefoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Pleasant Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bransford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Difficult
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Adolphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
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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