Welcome to Williams Bay ...

The village of Williams Bay is located in Walworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williams Bay has a population of 2,633 people<2> (see below for details).

Williams Bay is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Williams Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Williams Bay ...

Official Website: www.williamsbay.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williams Bay had an population of 2,633 people. This is an increase of 2.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williams Bay had a population of 2,564 people. This makes Williams Bay the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Williams Bay represents 0.05% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 346th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,564 people, the population of Williams Bay increased 6.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,415 people).

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

Communities near Williams Bay ...

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

• Woodstock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
• Elkhorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• Twin Lakes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
• Spring Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• East Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
  • East Troy is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 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 Williams Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams Bay ...

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

Adding Williams Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Williams Bay post office opened in 1892.

We also found Williams Bay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Williams Bay: www.williamsbay.org/

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/