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We found 61 communities that share the name Williams.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Williams.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 59 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Forest County
This Williams is located in Forest County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Williams.
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Williams [Jefferson County].
Montgomery County
This Williams is located in Montgomery County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Williams.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This Williams is located in Etowah County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Williams.
Houston County
This Williams is located in Houston County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Williams.
Sumter County
This Williams is located in Sumter County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Williams.
Arizona
Coconino County
This Williams is located in Coconino County and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the west of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Williams.
Arkansas
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Williams [Clay County].
California
Colusa County
This Williams is located in Colusa County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Williams.
Modoc County
This Williams is located in Modoc County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km] to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Williams.
Sonoma County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Williams [Sonoma County].
Florida
Brevard County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Williams [Brevard County].
Georgia
Butts County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Williams [Butts County].
Chatham County
This Williams is located in Chatham County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Williams.
Wilcox County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Williams [Wilcox County].
Indiana
Adams County
This Williams is located in Adams County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Williams.
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Williams [Clay County].
Elkhart County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Williams [Elkhart County].
Lawrence County
This Williams is located in Lawrence County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the west of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Williams.
Iowa
Hamilton County
This Williams is located in Hamilton County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Williams.
Kansas
Edwards County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Williams [Edwards County].
Kentucky
Boyd County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Williams [Boyd County].
Morgan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Williams [Morgan County].
Ohio County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Williams [Ohio County].
Webster County
This Williams is located in Webster County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Williams.
Louisiana
Acadia Parish
This Williams is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Williams.
Red River Parish
This Williams is located in Red River Parish and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Williams.
Maine
Aroostook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Williams [Aroostook County].
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Wicomico County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Williams [Wicomico County].
Michigan
Barry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Williams [Barry County].
Kalamazoo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Williams [Kalamazoo County].
Wexford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Williams [Wexford County].
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods County
This Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake of the Woods County community of Williams.
Mississippi
Choctaw County
This Williams is located in Choctaw County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Williams.
Lincoln County
This Williams is located in Lincoln County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Williams.
Montana
Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Williams [Madison County].
Pondera County
This Williams is located in Pondera County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pondera County community of Williams.
Nebraska
Thayer County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Williams [Thayer County].
New Jersey
Ocean County
This Williams is located in Ocean County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Williams.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Williams lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Williams is located in Columbus County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Williams.
Forsyth County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Forsyth County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Williams.
Wayne County
This Williams is located in Wayne County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Williams.
Ohio
Union County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Williams.
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Williams is located in Le Flore County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Williams.
Rogers County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Williams [Rogers County].
Oregon
Josephine County
This Williams is located in Josephine County and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Williams.
South Carolina
Colleton County
This Williams is located in Colleton County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Williams.
Tennessee
Lauderdale County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Williams [Lauderdale County].
Macon County
This Williams is located in Macon County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Williams.
Texas
Brown County
This Williams is located in Brown County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Williams.
Hardeman County
This Williams is located in Hardeman County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km] to the west of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Williams.
Hidalgo County
This Williams is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km] to the southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Williams.
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Williams [Jefferson County].
Liberty County
This Williams is located in Liberty County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the west southwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Williams.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Williams is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Williams.
Weber County
This Williams is located in Weber County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km] to the west northwest of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Williams.
Virginia
Mathews County
This Williams is located in Mathews County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williams that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of Williams.
Norfolk City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Williams [Norfolk City].
West Virginia
Wood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Williams [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Bard (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Williams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams and extending to:
Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williams to Somerset, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8306, Longitude: -78.7706 In this case, the coordinates for Williams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Williams could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Williams to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.87 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.696 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.105 degrees.