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Welcome to Williams ...Williams is located in Houston 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 on a map dated 1911. Williams is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Williams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: While Williams is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Williams is located in the (334) area code. Communities Also Named Williams ...While we believe that this Williams is located in Houston County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Williams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Etowah and Sumter County. Beyond Alabama, there are 61 communities that are also named Williams - they are located in 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, Pennsylvania (4), 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.
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 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 was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911). 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 Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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