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Welcome to Williamsport ...

Williamsport is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamsport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

When the people of Williamsport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Williamsporter<2>

Williamsport is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Williamsport: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Williamsport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Williamsport - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamsport.

Communities near Williamsport ...

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

  • Keyser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Moorefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westernport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Romney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
  • Piedmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kitzmiller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bayard is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Elk Garden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Luke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 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 Williamsport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamsport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamsport ...

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

Adding Williamsport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Williamsport post office opened in 1838. The Williamsport post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Williamsport refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Williamsport may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Williamsport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Williamsport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/