Williston, Tennessee

About Williston

Williston is a tiny community in southwestern Tennessee counting 337 people who proudly call it home.

Williston holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.65 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 204 residents per square mile.

📰 Williston News Today

• Garner Porter Culver Obituary March 17, 2026 peeblesfuneralhome.com · Mar 17
• Frank G. Benson Obituary May 14, 2026 Shackelford Funeral Directors · May 14
• Tommy Travis Copeland Obituary March 12, 2026 peeblesfuneralhome.com · Mar 12
• Kenneth Walker Obituary - Memphis, TN Dignity Memorial · May 1
• Lee Russel Jordan Sr.'s Obituary articobits.com · Nov 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Williston Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Williston — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Williston

• Wolf River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Williston

• Southwest Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Williston

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