Welcome to Williston ...

Williston is located in Potter County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Williston

We aren't confident of the location of Williston, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

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

Williston is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Williston: 814 & 582<4>

Communities Also Named Williston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Williston - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Williston ...

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

Coudersport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
- Coudersport is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <5>
Port Allegany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
- Port Allegany is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <5>
Smethport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
- Smethport is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <5>
Shinglehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <5>
Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <5>
Portville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
- Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <5>
Eldred
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Eldred is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <5>
Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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- Austin is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
Richburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Richburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <5>
Oswayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williston ...

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

Adding Williston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Williston in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	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.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Williston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Williston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.