Welcome to Williams Ranch ...
So far, we found very little information about Williams Ranch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Williams Ranch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williams Ranch, please Contact Us.
Williams Ranch was located in Hill Country.
Williams Ranch would have been located within present day Mills County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Williams Ranch, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams Ranch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Williams Ranch: Williams Rnch.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Ranch for more information about variations on the name of Williams Ranch.
Time Zone: The area where Williams Ranch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Williams Ranch once stood is in the (325) area code.
Communities near Williams Ranch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williams Ranch.
- Goldthwaite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite
- Goldthwaite is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldthwaite <4>
- Mullin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin
- Mullin is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullin <4>
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Center City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Center City is located in Mills County
- Regency ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Priddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priddy
- Priddy is located in Mills County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priddy <4>
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Ebony ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Zephyr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Zephyr is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr <4>
- Locker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba 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 Ranch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams Ranch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williams Ranch. 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 Ranch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williams Ranch. See our Newspapers Page for Williams Ranch.
Adding Williams Ranch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Williams Ranch 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 Ranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Williams Ranch post office opened in 1877.
We also found Williams Ranch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams Ranch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |