Census Data for Williams Ferry
As far as we can tell, Williams Ferry<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Williams Ferry, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Goodman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Goodman is located in Holmes County
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- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <3>
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <3>
- Sallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
- West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
- Kosciusko
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <3>
- Tchula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Leake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
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- Vaiden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Leake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>
- Yazoo City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <3>
- Vaiden
Attala County ...
Williams Ferry is located in Attala County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Attala County.
Miscellaneous Information for Williams Ferry ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Attala County or the community of Williams Ferry:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Williams Ferry is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Williams Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Williams Ferry may originally have been William's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Williams Ferry might be written as William Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Ferry. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |