Welcome to Williams Center ...

Williams Center is located in Williams County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Williams Center: WIHL-yuhmz<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Williams Center: Williams Ctr. (or less commonly used: Williams Cen., Williams Cent. or Williams Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Center for more information about variations on the name of Williams Center.

Williams Center is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Williams Center: (419) & (567)<5>

Communities near Williams Center ...

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

• Defiance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Bryan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <6>
• Archbold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <6>
• Montpelier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <6>
• Paulding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
• Hicksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <6>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <6>
• Edgerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <6>
• Antwerp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <6>
• West Unity
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <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 Williams Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Center ...

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

Adding Williams Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williams Center 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 Williams Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Williams Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Williams County: www.co.williams.oh.us/

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