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 in 1895, Williams Bay had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Williams Bay had a population of 2,657 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Williams Bay, with the one closest to Williams Bay listed first.
- East Delavan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Delavan
- Lake Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Foot Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Allens Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chemung
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chemung is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Slades Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Heart Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhews ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhews is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Capron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Munster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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