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Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Forest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams, 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.

Williams is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Williams: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Williams ...

While we believe that this Williams is located in Forest County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Williams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson, Montgomery and Somerset County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 61 communities that are also named Williams - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Williams ...

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

  • Clarion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tidioute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Strattanville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tionesta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Corsica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Redclyffe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
    • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
  • Crown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Crown is located in Clarion County
  • Clarington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cooksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <4>
  • Leeper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams ...

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

Adding Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williams in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Williams was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williams - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Williams area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Williams 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.
<5>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.
<6>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.