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History · Williamsburg Township

Williamsburg Township’s post office opened in 1869, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Silkville. Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1880.

1869first post office
1on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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How Williamsburg Township began, and where its name came from

When was Williamsburg Township founded?

1869

The Williamsburg Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 419 in 18802020 census: 696157 years

How did Williamsburg Township get its name?

Williamsburg Township was named for its founder, William Schofield.

Founding year: the first Williamsburg Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Williamsburg Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Williamsburg Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Williamsburg Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Williamsburg Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Williamsburg Township.

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Williamsburg was founded in 1868. It was named for its founder, William Schofield.

The first post office in Williamsburg was established in April, 1869, and it was officially spelled Williamsburgh until 1894.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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On the map

Williamsburg Township on the map, 1956 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Williamsburg Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Williamsburg Township on the 1956 USGS mapWilliamsburg Township on the 1973 USGS mapWilliamsburg Township on the 1983 USGS map1956Williamsburg sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Williamsburg Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Williamsburg Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
Silkville
Silkville
Buildings
SilkvilleBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Williamsburg Township, census by census

010020030040050018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 502

Between 255 and 502 people in every census since 1880.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Williamsburg Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Silkville
Gone or out of use
Emeraldlocale
1cemetery inside Williamsburg Township
Mount Hope

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Reeder Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHomewood Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichmond TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOhio TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Williamsburg Township’s history

What year was Williamsburg Township founded?

The Williamsburg Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Williamsburg Township?

One place: the Silkville (listed 1972).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.