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Welcome to Port William ...

The village of Port William is located in Clinton County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Port William: WIHL-yum<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port William, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Port William: Prt. William

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port William has a population of 248 people<4> (see below for details).

Port William is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Port William is located in the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port William had an population of 248 people. This is a decrease of 2.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port William had a population of 254 people. This makes Port William the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 254 people, the population of Port William decreased 1.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 258 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port William.

Communities Also Named Port William ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port William - it's located in Alaska.

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

Communities near Port William ...

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

  • Beavercreek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Xenia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <6>
  • Washington Court House
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bellbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
    • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <6>
  • Waynesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
    • Waynesville is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <6>
  • Sabina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port William ...

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

Adding Port William to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port William 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 Port William was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Port William post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port William.

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Port William. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Port William.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port William - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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