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Welcome to Williams Creek ...

The town of Williams Creek is located in Marion County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Williams Creek: Williams Crk. (or less commonly used: Williams Ck. or Williams Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Creek for more information about variations on the name of Williams Creek.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williams Creek has a population of 427 people<2> (see below for details).

Williams Creek is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Williams Creek: 317 & 463<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williams Creek had an population of 427 people. This is an increase of 4.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williams Creek had a population of 407 people. This makes Williams Creek the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 407 people, the population of Williams Creek decreased 1.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 413 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Williams Creek.

Communities Also Named Williams Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Williams Creek - they are located in Kentucky and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Creek.

Communities near Williams Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williams Creek.

  • Indianapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carmel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <5>
  • Fishers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Noblesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Zionsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Williams Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williams Creek - 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 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Williams Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Williams Creek 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.