Biohazard Cleanup Near South Williston Williston, FL

Williston is the largest city in Levy County and calls itself the "Gateway to the Nature Coast."

Williston was founded in 1853 when Jesse Mercer Willis homesteaded the area for a plantation, and the town that grew up there took his name; it was first incorporated in 1875.

Williston had a population of 2,976 at the 2020 census, up from 2,768 in 2010, with about 1,151 households.

Williston is world-famous among divers for Devil's Den, a prehistoric underground spring inside a cavern whose 72-degree water has yielded fossils of mastodons and saber-toothed cats, and for the nearby Blue Grotto dive site.

Williston is the birthplace of Foolish Pleasure, the racehorse that won the 1975 Kentucky Derby.

Williston hosts the Central Florida Harvest and Peanut Festival every October, celebrating the region's farming heritage.

Williston is the world headquarters of Monterey Boats, and manufacturer A&N Corporation is also based in the city.

Williston made technology history on May 7, 2016, when the first known fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle occurred on U.S. Route 27 at the edge of town.

The Williston Public Library is housed in the former Perkins State Bank building, one of the oldest bank buildings in Florida.

Local students attend Williston High School, which covers grades 6 through 12, and the former Montbrook Army Airfield now serves as Williston Municipal Airport.