Welcome to Williamsville ...

The village of Williamsville is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williamsville has a population of 5,192 people<3> (see below for details).

Williamsville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Williamsville is located in the (716) area code.

Websites for Williamsville ...

Official Website: www.village.williamsville.ny.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williamsville had an population of 5,192 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williamsville had a population of 5,300 people. This makes Williamsville the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Williamsville represents 0.03% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 453rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,300 people, the population of Williamsville decreased 4.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,573 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Williamsville.

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, Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Niagara Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <5>
• Niagara Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <5>
• North Tonawanda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <5>
• Lockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <5>
• Lackawanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <5>
• Kenmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <5>
• Tonawanda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <5>
• Hamburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamsville ...

Looking for more information about Williamsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Williamsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Williamsville.

Adding Williamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williamsville 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 Williamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Williamsville post office opened in 1813.

We also found Williamsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Williamsville: www.village.williamsville.ny.us/

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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