Welcome to Williamsville ...

Williamsville is located in Sussex 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 1875.

Williamsville is near sea level<3>.

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

Williamsville is located in the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Williamsville ...

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

Beyond Delaware, there are 22 communities that are also named Williamsville - they are located in Illinois, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, 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.

• Ocean City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <4>
• Berlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Millsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <4>
• Selbyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <4>
• Ocean View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <4>
• Rehoboth Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
  • Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <4>
• Pittsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Pittsville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsville <4>
• Bethany Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Beach
  • Bethany Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany Beach <4>
• Frankford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>
• Willards
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards
  • Willards is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willards <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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Williamsville post office opened in 1875.

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 Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/