The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWilliston is a city in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Williston had a population of 349.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 395 to 349 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Williston 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 Williston’s history is told.
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Williston, decade by decade
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Williston has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 46 historic buildings, because Williston Historic District alone counts 42.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1975Crawford General Store (Additional Documentation)Listed 1991Crawford's Experiment FarmListed 1995Williston Historic DistrictThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.