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Welcome to Williams ...

Williams is located in Pondera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Williams is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Williams is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Williams lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Williams: 406

Communities Also Named Williams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Williams: This one is located in Pondera County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Montana, there are 61 communities that are also named Williams - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Williams ...

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

  • Conrad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Valier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Valier is located in Pondera County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>
  • Gallup City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
    • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
  • Ledger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pendroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dupuyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ethridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Shelby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brady
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bynum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williams ...

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

Adding Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Williams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Williams post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Pondera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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