Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Ocean County<1>.

Williams is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Williams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), 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.

Websites for Williams ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Williams, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Williams ...

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

• Long Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Branch
  • From Williams to Long Branch
• Asbury Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Asbury Park
  • From Williams to Asbury Park
• Neptune City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neptune City
  • From Williams to Neptune City
• Shrewsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shrewsbury
  • From Williams to Shrewsbury
• Loch Arbour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaire Village
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allaire Village
  • From Williams to Allaire Village
• Bay Head Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Head Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Head Junction
  • Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay Head Junction
  • From Williams to Bay Head Junction
• Lakewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakewood
  • From Williams to Lakewood
• Leisure Village East
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
• Maxim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maxim
  • From Williams to Maxim

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/