Welcome to Williams ...

The town of Williams is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williams has a population of 109 people<2> (see below for details).

Williams is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Williams is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Williams: 29493<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williams had an population of 109 people. This is a decrease of 6.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williams had a population of 117 people. This makes Williams the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 117 people, the population of Williams has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 116 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Williams.

Communities Also Named Williams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Pennsylvania (4), 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.

• Walterboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <5>
• Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Saint George
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Varnville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
• Branchville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Reevesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <5>
• Smoaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <5>
• Lodge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <5>
• Ashton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Colleton County

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Williams, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Williams.

Adding Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williams 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Williams post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/