Welcome to Williamsburg ...

The city of Williamsburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

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.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Williamsburg: Named for William Schofield, an early settler in this area.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Williamsburg has a population of 392 people<2> (see below for details).

Williamsburg is 1,130 feet [344 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: (785)

The ZIP code for Williamsburg: 66095<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williamsburg had an population of 392 people. This is a decrease of 1.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williamsburg had a population of 397 people. This makes Williamsburg the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Williamsburg represents 0.01% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 326th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 397 people, the population of Williamsburg increased 13.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 351 people).

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

Communities Also Named Williamsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Williamsburg: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Brown County.

Beyond Kansas, 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, 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), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Williamsburg ...

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

• Ottawa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Garnett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
  • Garnett is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <5>
• Lyndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <5>
• Pomona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
• Waverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Quenemo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Melvern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <5>
• Greeley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <5>
• Princeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>

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 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. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Williamsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

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

Adding Williamsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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).

We also found Williamsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/