Welcome to Port Williams (aka 'Williamsport') ...

Port Williams is located in Atchison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Williams, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Port Williams: Prt. Williams

Port Williams is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Port Williams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Port Williams: 913

The community of Port Williams has also been called Williamsport.

Communities Also Named Port Williams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Port Williams - they are located in Nova Scotia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Williams.

Communities near Port Williams ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Williams.

• Leavenworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leavenworth
  • From Port Williams to Leavenworth
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Atchison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atchison
  • From Port Williams to Atchison
• Platte City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <3>
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
• Nortonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
• Camden Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
  • Camden Point is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camden Point
  • From Port Williams to Camden Point
• Dearborn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <3>
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winchester
  • From Port Williams to Winchester
• Effingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Williams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Williams.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Williams. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Williams.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Williams. See our Newspapers Page for Port Williams.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Williams ...

Looking for more information about Port Williams? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port Williams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Williams.

Adding Port Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Williams in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Williams was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Port Williams on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Williams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Williams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/