Williamsburg, Missouri

Williamsburg is an unincorporated community in eastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route D just north of Interstate 70, approximately thirteen miles northeast of Fulton. The Whetstone Creek Conservation Area along Whetstone Creek lies about one mile to the north.[2] The ZIP Code for Williamsburg is 63388.[3]

History

An old variant name was Fruits.[1] A post office called Fruits was established in 1824, and the name was changed to Williamsburg in 1835.[4] The present name is after Harvey Williams, in whose house the post office once was located.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsburg, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 38-96, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Williamsburg ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

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