Welcome to Appam ...

Appam is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Appam is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Appam (for example, toward Medicine Lake (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Appam: 701

Communities near Appam ...

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

• Grenora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
  • Grenora is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenora <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grenora
  • From Appam to Grenora
• Wildrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
  • Wildrose is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildrose <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wildrose
  • From Appam to Wildrose
• Alamo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alamo
  • From Appam to Alamo
• Hanks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Hanks is located in Williams County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hanks
  • From Appam to Hanks
• Zahl
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahl
  • Zahl is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zahl <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zahl
  • From Appam to Zahl
• Stady ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Stady is located in Divide County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stady
  • From Appam to Stady
• Corinth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Corinth is located in Williams County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corinth
  • From Appam to Corinth
• Bonetraill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonetraill
  • From Appam to Bonetraill
• Epping
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • Epping is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <3>
• Springbrook
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Springbrook is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springbrook
  • From Appam to Springbrook

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appam ...

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

Adding Appam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Appam post office opened in 1917.

We also found Appam in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/