Williams, Adams County, Indiana

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Williams, Adams County, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Adams County's location in Indiana
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Williams
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°55′08″N84°58′31″W / 40.91889°N 84.97528°W / 40.91889; -84.97528
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Adams
Township Root
Elevation
[1]
254 m (833 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46733
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-84320 [2]
GNIS feature ID446056 [1]

Williams is an unincorporated community in Root Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Williams was originally named Greenville in the 1870s (after the brothers who ran the sawmill), but this was changed as there was already a post office bearing the name of Greenville, Indiana. Garrett Williams therefore proposed the current name. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams, Adams County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ John Williams Memories


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