▁J . ▁D . ▁Williams . ▁Williams burg ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ne et own / N ash ville ▁and ▁M t . ▁Vern on / P in ck ney ville ▁roads , ▁neither ▁of ▁which ▁exist ▁any ▁more . ▁After ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁" Will iams burg " ▁name , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" La ur ▁Post ▁Office ", ▁after ▁Capt . ▁Joseph ▁Laur , ▁who ▁commanded ▁a ▁local ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Wal ton ville , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁kn ob , ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁store ▁owned ▁by ▁Rob ▁Mann en . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁his ▁mother , ▁El iza ▁A . ▁Wal ton ▁Mann en . ▁The ▁town ▁took ▁off ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁M t . ▁Vern on ▁to ▁Ch ester . ▁Williams burg ▁moved ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁rail ▁dep ot . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁Universal ist ▁Church ▁existed ▁in ▁Williams burg ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Wal ton ville ▁before ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁This ▁church ▁was ▁still ▁operating ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Wal ton ville ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁smallest ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Universal ist ▁Church . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁another ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁numerous ▁obsc ure ▁eth nic ▁groups