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.
- Port Haywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bohannon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
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- Laban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
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- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
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- Hudgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
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- Cricket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
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- Blakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
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- Ware Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
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- Severn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Cobbs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Achilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- White Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ordinary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
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- Grinels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
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- Bushy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
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- New Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
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- Gloucester Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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- Ark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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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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