Welcome to Williston ...

Williston is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of Williston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Williston is near sea level<3>.

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

Williston is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities Also Named Williston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Williston - they are located in Florida, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Williston ...

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

• Easton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Seaford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <5>
• Centreville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Denton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Harrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <5>
• Federalsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <5>
• Bridgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <5>
• Hurlock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <5>
• Greensboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Ridgely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williston ...

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

Adding Williston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williston 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 Williston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Williston post office opened in 1890.

We also found Williston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/