Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Williams has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Williams is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Williams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Williams: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Williams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Williams: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Choctaw County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 61 communities that are also named Williams - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams.

Communities near Williams ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williams.

• Brookhaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <5>
• Wesson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
  • Wesson is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <5>
• Bude
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
• Meadville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Beauregard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
  • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• McCall Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <5>
• Caseyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
• Eddiceton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• New Sight
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
  • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
• Montgomery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Williams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williams. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williams.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williams. See our Newspapers Page for Williams.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams ...

Looking for more information about Williams? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Williams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/