Editing Williamsburg, Iowa (section)

==History==
Williamsburg was laid out in 1856 by a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] immigrant, Richard Williams.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyiowacoun00compgoog | title=The History of Iowa County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c | publisher=Union Historical Company | year=1881 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyiowacoun00compgoog/page/n627 611]}}</ref> In 1860 the town petitioned to receive a post office, and Homer Paige was declared the post master. Paige named the post office Stellalopolis, after his youngest daughter Stella.<ref name="williamsburghistory">{{cite web | last=Hanson | first=Loretta | title=History of Williamsburg | url=https://williamsburgiowa.gov/history/ | access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> This was likely in an attempt to differentiate the town from nearby [[Millersburg, Iowa|Millersburg]]. In the 1870s there was an attempt to change the name to Chester, and deeds from that decade often list the town as “Chester, formerly Williamsburg.” <ref>{{cite web | title=The Naming of Williamsburg | url=https://williamsburgiowa.gov/the-naming-of-williamsburg/ | access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> The name disputes were ended in 1885, when the town was incorporated as Williamsburg after the [[Milwaukee Road|Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad]] passed through the year before and brought a population boom.<ref name="williamsburghistory" />