The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWilliams is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williams had a population of 1,102. There were three different post offices in the area named for their proximity to Williams Creek: Williams, Williamsburg and Williams Creek (in Jackson County). Williams Creek, which flows into the Applegate River, was named for Captain Robert Williams, who fought against Rogue River Indians along the creek during the Rogue River Wars of 1855–6. Williams post office was established in 1881 and is about six miles upstream from Provolt on Williams Creek, and two miles west of the Jackson-Josephine county line. The commu…
Williams was established in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,072 to 1,102 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Williams yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Williams’s history is told.
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Williams, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Williams is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Williams has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William J. and Sarah Wagner Lippincott House in Williams, 4.1 miles away.
Williams and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.