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Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,573 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler.

Williamsville is located mostly within Amherst, but Creek Road and Creek Heights in the south part of the village are in Cheektowaga. The village is in the northeastern quadrant of Erie County.

Williamsville is also a postal ZIP code: 14221 (14231 for PO Boxes), however that zip code contains large sections of the town outside of the village and also includes significant commercial areas within Clarence.

The community developed where the major road between Batavia and Buffalo crossed Ellicott Creek just above Glen Falls. The water power offered by the waterfall attracted millers. The first mill was built by Jonas Williams in 1811, giving the village its first name, "Williams Mills". It still stands today, next to Glen Park, and is known as the Williamsville Water Mill. Several other mills were built near Glen Falls during the 19th century. In 1841, a raceway was constructed to diverted water from Ellicott Creek to the mills, creating an island known today as Island Park. A stage coach stop, tavern, and inn was built along the main road near Ellicott Creek by Oziel Smith in 1832. Today it is known as the Eagle House. The close crossing of the main road and Ellicott Creek's Glen Falls was the initial attraction, around which Williamsville grew. The village was incorporated in 1850.

Every summer in Williamsville, Old Home Days is held in Island Park, located directly on Main Street in the village. Dates vary from year to year.

Williamsville is located at 42.962546, -78.742435. It is northeast of Buffalo, New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Ellicott Creek flows through the village from south to north. The Onondaga Escarpment runs through the village east-west. Glen Falls marks the place where Ellicott Creek falls over the escarpment. An early name for Ellicott Creek was "Eleven Mile Creek".