Williston Maryland Map

About Williston, Maryland

Williston is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 224.6 people per km². Williston is located at 38.8312°N, 75.8510°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21629.

Williston occupies a flat, quiet expanse of land defined by the deliberate, steady movement of the Choptank River as it carves a path through the fields. It lies 5.5 miles south of Caroline, MD (from Caroline, MD: bearing 179°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-southwest of Denton. The soil here holds a dark, heavy richness, absorbing the amber light of late afternoon until the horizon blurs into the silhouette of Opossum Hill, which rises as a modest, singular interruption in the distance. Williston Lake sits at the center of the landscape, its surface often mirroring the pale, unmoving sky, while the nearby County Park provides a modest stretch of green where the stillness of the interior plains feels most profound.

Williston carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the land, where the economy has long been tethered to the cycles of harvest and the slow yield of the surrounding acreage. The history of the locality is written in the modest architecture of its crossroads and the enduring presence of the Choptank River, which once served as the primary artery for local commerce before the reach of modern roads. Residents move with a measured pace, acknowledging a heritage of agricultural endurance that remains visible in the maintenance of local barns and the preservation of open, uncrowded spaces. Even as the decades have shifted the rhythm of daily life, Williston retains a distinct character shaped by its distance from the bustle of larger hubs, favoring the steady, predictable pulse of a life lived close to the earth.

About This Williston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williston, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.831225, -75.851046. 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 Williston includes the ZIP code (21629), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Caroline County (Denton), and school district assignment (Caroline County Public Schools).

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.