Williston, Maryland Explained

Official Name:Williston, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maryland
Pushpin Label:Williston
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Caroline
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.72
Area Land Km2:0.68
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:153
Population Density Km2:224.98
Population Density Sq Mi:581.75
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:25
Coordinates:38.8308°N -75.8508°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21629[2]
Area Code:410
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-85175
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0591562

Williston is an unincorporated town and census-designated place on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland, in Caroline County. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 155.[3] It is situated between Maryland Route 16 on its eastern edge and the Choptank River on its west. It was originally known as Potter's Landing for its first resident, Zabdiel Potter. His home, Potter Hall, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The Caroline-Dorchester County Fair is held annually just east of the village proper.

Several other historical features are located near Williston, including Memory Lane (Denton, Maryland), the Williston Mill Historic District, and the Williston Community Church [4]

Neighborhoods

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Williston MD ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. April 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Williston CDP, Maryland. https://archive.today/20200212190336/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2485175. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 22, 2014.
  4. Web site: Williston Community Church . Caroline County Historical Society . 31 October 2019.
  5. 595930 . Williams Heights.