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]