Williamsburg

… community in SE Rockingham County. Known first as Thompsonville for Thomas Thompson, wagon maker. Post office by that name existed from 1848 to 1907, when the name was changed to McIver because of confusion with Thomasville. The community name remained unchanged, however, until 1960, when it became Williamsburg. In January 1840 Williamsburg School, the first public school in the state, opened here.