Welcome to Williams Point ...
Although we found mention of Williams Point during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Williams Point was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Williams Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williams Point, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Williams Point: Williams Pt.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Point for more information about variations on the name of Williams Point.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Williams Point might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
We believe that Williams Point would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Williams Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Williams Point - they are located in Florida and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Point.
Communities near Williams Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williams Point.
- Antigonish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower North Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower West River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monks Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Head
- Pomquet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomquet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomquet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomquet <2>
- Sylvan Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Valley
- Antigonish Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brierly Brook Back Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierly Brook Back Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierly Brook Back Road
- Cloverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
- Clydesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clydesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesdale
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Point ...
Looking for more information about Williams Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williams Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Williams Point and then turned east". While Williams Point could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Williams Point as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Williams Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |