Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Forest County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Williams is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Williams: (814)

Communities Also Named Williams ...

While we believe that this Williams is located in Forest County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Williams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson, Montgomery and Somerset County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Mississippi (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, 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.

• Clarion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Tidioute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Strattanville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <4>
• Tionesta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Corsica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Redclyffe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redclyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
  • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
• Crown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Crown is located in Clarion County
• Clarington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Forest County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarington <4>
• Cooksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <4>
• Leeper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
  • Leeper is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeper <4>

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.

Adding Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williams 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 Williams was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/