Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Sumter County<1>.

Williams is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Williams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Williams: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Williams ...

While we believe that this Williams is located in Sumter County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Williams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Etowah and Houston 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.

• Livingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Lisman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Epes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Epes is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
• Cuba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Emelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Emelle is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
• Intercourse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
• Ward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ward is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
• Kinterbish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
• Derby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Bellamy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bellamy is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy

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.