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Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Wayne County<1>.

Williams is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Williams: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Williams ...

While we believe that this Williams is located in Wayne County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Williams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbus and Forsyth County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 61 communities that are also named Williams - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Williams ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Faison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Kenansville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Calypso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Pink Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Williams area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Williams area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.