Welcome to Lake Williams ...

Lake Williams is located in Kidder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Williams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Williams: Lk. Williams

Lake Williams is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lake Williams: 701

Communities near Lake Williams ...

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

• Tappen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
  • Tappen is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <4>
• Tuttle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuttle <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tuttle
  • From Lake Williams to Tuttle
• Pettibone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
  • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <4>
• Dawson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
• Woodworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Robinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Crystal Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Springs
  • From Lake Williams to Crystal Springs
• Medina
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Bowdon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
• Chaseley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley
  • Chaseley is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaseley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chaseley
  • From Lake Williams to Chaseley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Williams ...

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

Adding Lake Williams to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lake Williams post office opened in 1916.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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