During the War of 1812, American troops were stationed in Williamsville in the area between Garrison Road and Ellicott Creek. American soldiers and British prisoners were treated in a field hospital and log barracks that lined Garrison Road. A small cemetery, located on Aero Drive between Wehrle and Youngs Road, was used to bury the men who did not survive their wounds or illnesses. General Winfield Scott used the Evans House as his headquarters in the Spring of 1813 when his entire army of 5,000-6,000 men were stationed in Williamsville. In 1813, when the British burned Buffalo, people fled to the safety of Williamsville and nearby Harris Hill.
In 1983 Williamsville passed an Historic Preservation Code to conserve its old buildings.
Williamsville is located at 42°57′45″N 78°44′33″W / 42.9625°N 78.7425°W / 42.9625; -78.7425 (42.962546, -78.742435).[4] It is northeast of Buffalo, New York.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it 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."
Main Street is New York State Route 5 (East-West). Joseph Ellicott had the "Great Iroquois Trail," an ancient path from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, improved. It was known as the "Buffalo Road" and, later, "Main Street." North Union Road, NY-277 is a major north-south road through the west end of the village.
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