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Williamsburg

Ghost town · Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Whitehall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Whitehall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williamsburg is a ghost town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Trempealeau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williamsburg as a historical populated place on the Independence 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 44.3139° N, 91.4610° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndependence
Elevation763 ft
Nearest living townIndependence, WI
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1851206
Coordinates44.31385, -91.46099

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What's there now

Williamsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Independence, WI (population 1,477), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 763 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 Williamsburg?

Williamsburg is in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, at 44.3139, -91.4610.

How many ghost towns are in Trempealeau County?

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.