Welcome to Williamsport ...
So far, we found very little information about Williamsport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Williamsport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Williamsport - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Williamsport, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Williamsport , we believe that it would have been located within present day Shawnee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
When the people of Williamsport referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Williamsporter<3>
Time Zone: The area where Williamsport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Williamsport once stood is in the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Williamsport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Williamsport: This one is located in Shawnee County and the other is located in Pratt County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 17 communities that are also named Williamsport - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamsport.
Adding Williamsport to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Williamsport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Williamsport post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Williamsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Williamsport refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Williamsport may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |