Welcome to Williamsburg ...

Williamsburg is located in Kings County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Williamsburg (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Williamsburg, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Williamsburg is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Williamsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Williamsburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Williamsburg ...

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

Bronx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
Jersey City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
Yonkers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Yonkers is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
Paterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
New Rochelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 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 Williamsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamsburg.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamsburg ...

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

Adding Williamsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.