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Williams

Ghost town · Sonoma County, California

Sebastopol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Sebastopol quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williams is a ghost town in Sonoma County, California. It is one of 19 former communities in Sonoma County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williams as a historical populated place on the Camp Meeker topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.4505° N, 122.8789° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamp Meeker
Elevation104 ft
Nearest living townGraton, CA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1701321
Coordinates38.45047, -122.87888

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What's there now

Williams is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Graton, CA (population 1,819), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 104 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Williams?

Williams is in Sonoma County, California, at 38.4505, -122.8789.

How many ghost towns are in Sonoma County?

Sonoma County, California has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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