Williamson Iowa Map

About Williamson, Iowa

Williamson is a locality in Adams County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 121.6 people per km². Williamson is located at 41.0882°N, 93.2570°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Williamson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 50859, 50272.

Williamson emerges from the vast, dark-soiled expanse of the Iowa plains, a quiet assembly of rooftops catching the long, amber light of late afternoon. It lies 47.9 miles southwest of Waukee, IA (from Waukee, IA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 12.2 miles west-northwest of Creston. The horizon here is a wide, unencumbered line where the sky presses down upon the earth, and the gentle swells of the land are marked by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. Only a mile away, the quiet currents of Kosar Branch trace a narrow, shaded path through the vegetation, providing a subtle contrast to the expansive, open grid of the surrounding agricultural landscape. The air carries a scent of turned earth and dry stalks, a pervasive stillness that seems to gather in the hollows as the sun dips low, painting the gray dust of the gravel roads in shades of pale violet.

Williamson reflects the industrious legacy of the region, where the labor of generations has been poured into the cultivation of these fertile acres. While the town remains small, the nearby Ethel Woodside Prairie serves as a preserved reminder of the wilder, ancient character of the terrain before the plow claimed the majority of the horizon. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of Lake Icaria, seven miles distant, as a place of respite from the steady, predictable pace of rural life. Life in Williamson is defined by the seasonal cycles of the harvest and a modest, reserved civility, where the weight of history is found not in monuments, but in the sturdy, weathered architecture that has endured the shifting winds of the midwestern seasons.

About This Williamson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williamson, Iowa. Coordinates: 41.088234, -93.256955. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Williamson includes the ZIP code (50859, 50272), telephone area code (319, 515), county seat of Adams County (Corning), and school district assignment (Chariton Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.