Welcome to Williamsburg ...
Williamsburg is located Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County<1>. The location of Williamsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Williamsburg is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Williamsburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Williamsburg: (361) Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Williamsburg: This one is located in Lavaca County and the other is located in Lamar County. Beyond Texas, there are 55 communities that are also named Williamsburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamsburg. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williamsburg. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Williamsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamsburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williamsburg. 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 Williamsburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsburg. Looking for more information about Williamsburg? 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 Williamsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williamsburg. We originally found mention of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsburg.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.