Welcome to Williamsville ...

Williamsville is located in Person County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

Williamsville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Williamsville: (336)

Communities Also Named Williamsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Williamsville - they are located in Delaware (2), Illinois, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Williamsville ...

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

• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Roxboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• Yanceyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
• Milton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Virgilina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Leasburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
  • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
• Semora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
  • Semora is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <4>
• Hicks Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County
• Roseville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Person County
• Whitt Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
  • Whitt Town is located in Person County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamsville ...

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

Adding Williamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williamsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Williamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Williamsville post office opened in 1802.

We also found Williamsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/