Welcome to East Williston ...

East Williston is located in Levy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Williston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for East Williston: E. Williston

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

Area Code for East Williston: 352

Communities Also Named East Williston ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Williston.

Communities near East Williston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Williston.

Gainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Gainesville is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gainesville
- From East Williston to Gainesville
Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Archer is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Archer
- From East Williston to Archer
Bronson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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- Bronson is located in Levy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bronson
- From East Williston to Bronson
Micanopy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Micanopy is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Micanopy
- From East Williston to Micanopy
Reddick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Reddick is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reddick
- From East Williston to Reddick
McIntosh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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- McIntosh is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From East Williston to McIntosh
Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Raleigh is located in Levy County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Raleigh
- From East Williston to Raleigh
Morriston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Morriston is located in Levy County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morriston
- From East Williston to Morriston
Williston Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
- Heijahs Town is located in Marion County

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 East Williston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Williston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Williston. 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 East Williston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Williston. See our Newspapers Page for East Williston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Williston ...

Looking for more information about East Williston? 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 East Williston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Williston.

Adding East Williston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Williston in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Williston was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Williston.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.