Welcome to Mount Williams ...

Mount Williams is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Williams, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Williams: Mt. Williams

Mount Williams is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Williams: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Mount Williams ...

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

Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Winchester City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
Front Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
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Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
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Stephens City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens City is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
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Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
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Boyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyce is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
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Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
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Toms Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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Wardensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
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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 Mount Williams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Williams.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Williams ...

Looking for more information about Mount 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Williams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Williams.

Adding Mount Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount 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 (so far) for Mount Williams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Williams post office opened in 1881. The Mount Williams post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Williams.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Williams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Williams area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Williams area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/