Welcome to Williamsville ...

Williamsville is located in Bath 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 1846.

Williamsville is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Williamsville lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Williamsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Williamsville: This one is located in Bath County and the other is located in Shenandoah County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Vermont.

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.

• Craigsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Monterey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Burnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Bath County
• Bolar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Bolar is located in Bath County
• Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
• Deerfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
• Marble Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
• Yost
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Yost is located in Bath County
• McDowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • McDowell is located in Highland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Williamsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Williamsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/