Welcome to Williston ...

The city of Williston is located in Levy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williston, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williston has a population of 2,744 people<2> (see below for details).

Williston is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Williston is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Williston: 32696<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williston had an population of 2,744 people. This is a decrease of 0.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williston had a population of 2,768 people (which is 6.78% of the total population of Levy County). This makes Williston the county's most populous community.

The population of Williston represents 0.01% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 256th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,768 people, the population of Williston increased 20.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,297 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Williston.

Communities Also Named Williston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Williston - they are located in Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Williston ...

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

• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Archer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <5>
• Bronson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
• Micanopy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <5>
• Reddick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <5>
• McIntosh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <5>
• Williston Highlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
  • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
• Morriston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriston
  • Morriston is located in Levy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morriston <5>
• East Bronson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
  • East Bronson is located in Levy County
• Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
  • Heijahs Town is located in Marion 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 Williston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williston ...

Looking for more information about Williston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Williston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Williston.

Adding Williston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williston 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 Williston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Williston on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/