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 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Websterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <2>
- South Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Northfield
- East Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Roxbury
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- West Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Berlin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Montpelier Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montpelier Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Junction
- South Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Washington is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Washington
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- East Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- West Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- West Topsham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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