Williams is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Thayer County,
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
, United States.
History
A post office was established at Williams in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. The original owners of the town site named the town for their son William.
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1925 edition
is available for download a
University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
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References
Geography of Thayer County, Nebraska
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