Welcome to Williams Grove ...

Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Williams Grove: Williams Grv.

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

Williams Grove is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Williams Grove is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Williams Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Williams Grove: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in Clearfield County.

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

Communities near Williams Grove ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• New Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>
• Hummelstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
• Lemoyne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• West York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Grove ...

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

Adding Williams Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Williams Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/