Port Williams is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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Port Williams was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.[2] Port Williams, or Port William, had a post office from 1856 until 1860.[3]

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  1. ^ "Port Williams, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 415.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

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39°27′23″N 95°01′58″W / 39.45639°N 95.03278°W / 39.45639; -95.03278