Arizona Gazetteer
Bill Williams River is a physical feature (stream) in La Paz County. The primary coordinates for Bill Williams River places it within the AZ 85344 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bill Williams River |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Formed by Big Sandy and Santa Maria Rivers in sec 8, T11N, R12W, Gila and Salt River Mer, flows W to the Colorado River (US-T121). |
| History: | Named for William Shereley Williams (1787-1849), itinerant preacher, plainsman and mountain man, who was killed by Ute Indians. The river was named 'Rio de San Andres' in 1604 by Juan Mateode Onate. The stream was called 'Rio Azul' by Jacobe Sedelmayr in 1744. By 1851, the stream was called Bill Williams Fork by Lieutenant Lorenzo Sitgreaves and local trappers (AZ-T101). |
| County: | La Paz County |
| Latitude: | 34.3044591 |
| Longitude: | -114.1352248 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bill Williams River: Bill Williams River, Bill Williams River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Bill Williams River does not include property ownership information.
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