Welcome to Williams Grove ...

Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Williams Grove: 717 & 223<3>

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)
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
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Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
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- 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)
- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
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- 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)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
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Camp Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
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New Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- 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)
- Steelton is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
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Hummelstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
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Lemoyne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
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West York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West York is located in York County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
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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 (so far) for Williams Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williams Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Williams Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Williams Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.