Williston, Maryland

About Williston

Set in the southeastern part of Maryland, Williston is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Williston is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.26 square miles.

📰 Williston News Today

• Tracy Clausen Williston Herald · Mar 26
• Sanford Health Brings Expanded Pulmonology Services to Williston Midwest Medical Edition · Mar 10
• Charles Williston Obituary (2026) - Hillsville, VA - Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel - Hillsville Post and Courier · Mar 24
• Obituary for Edwin George Richards moorefuneralhomepa.com · Jan 22
• Peggy Williston Obituary Aug 27, 2025 McComas Family Funeral Homes · Aug 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Williston Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Williston — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Williston

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Williston

• Caroline County Shooting Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chesapeak Forest - Merrikan Gordy Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Crane Baptist Park reviews ★
• Caroline County 4-H Club and Youth Park reviews ★
• Gilpin's Point Landing reviews ★
• Harmony Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Williston

🏘️ Nearby Communities