Williamsville, Kent County, Delaware
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Williamsville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Williamsville is located at the intersection of Williamsville Road and Deep Grass Lane, south of Houston.{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}
It was known as Guinea-Town, until an official name change in 1827.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ax5FAAAAYAAJ&dq=Williamsville+delaware+name&pg=PA59|title=Laws of the State of Delaware|date=August 3, 1829|via=Google Books}}
Williamsville was the site of the Williamsville Colored School (1920–1929).{{Cite web|url=https://digital.hagley.org/1969044_109?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=ffea91dff49cbdc8b9af&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=3&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=18|title = Exterior view of Williamsville Colored School in Kent County prior to new construction}}
Griffith's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Delaware
Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware
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