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Welcome to North Williams ...

North Williams is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Williams, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for North Williams: N. Williams

North Williams is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Williams lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Williams: 989

Communities near North Williams ...

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

  • Saginaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <3>
  • Midland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Essexville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Zilwaukee city
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Pinconning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sanford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Merrill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Duel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
  • Kawkawlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 North Williams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Williams.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Williams.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Williams ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Williams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Williams.

Adding North Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 (so far) for North Williams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Williams post office opened in 1891. The North Williams post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Williams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/