Welcome to Williamsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Williamsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Williamsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williamsville, please Contact Us.
Williamsville would have been located within present day Richardson County<2>.
The location of Williamsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Williamsville is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Williamsville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Williamsville still existed, it would have been in the (402) and (531)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Williamsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Williamsville - they are located in Delaware (2), Illinois, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamsville.
Communities near Williamsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williamsville.
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <6>
- Tarkio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
- Tarkio is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarkio <6>
- Rock Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
- Rock Port is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <6>
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <6>
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
- Morrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <6>
- White Cloud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Verdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Verdon is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <6>
- Rulo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Rulo is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <6>
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 Williamsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williamsville. 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 Williamsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsville. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsville.
Adding Williamsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Williamsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Williamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Williamsville post office opened in 1867.
We also found Williamsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richardson County: www.co.richardson.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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 Williamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Richardson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |