Welcome to Williams Bridge ...

Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Williams Bridge, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Williams Bridge: Williams Brg. (or less commonly used: Williams Brdg. or Williams Brdge.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Bridge for more information about variations on the name of Williams Bridge.

Williams Bridge is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Williams Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Williams Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Williams Bridge: This one is located in Bronx County and the other is located in Westchester County.

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

Communities near Williams Bridge ...

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

• New York
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Paterson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Passaic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people

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 Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williams Bridge. 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 Bridge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Williams Bridge? 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 Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williams Bridge.

Adding Williams Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williams Bridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Williams Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Williams Bridge post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/