Welcome to Williamsburg ...
So far, we found very little information about Williamsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Williamsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williamsburg, please Contact Us.
Williamsburg would have been located within present day Caribou County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Williamsburg is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Williamsburg is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Williamsburg was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Williamsburg was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Williamsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Williamsburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamsburg.
Communities near Williamsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williamsburg.
- Star Valley Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
- Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
- Thayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayne
- Thayne is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayne <5>
- Wayan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayan
- Wayan is located in Caribou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayan <5>
- Caribou City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
- Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Caribou County
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
- Keenan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
- Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <5>
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
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 Williamsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williamsburg. 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 Williamsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsburg.
Adding Williamsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Williamsburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Williamsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Williamsburg post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Caribou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Williamsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Williamsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |