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==History== The Willams Post Office opened August 26, 1868 in what is now North Williams and operated until April 10, 1874.<ref name=wpo>{{gnis|2547909|Willams Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6402778&p_longi=-84.1083333&fid=2547909 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> North Williams Post Office was opened on March 20, 1891 east of what is now North Williams at Garfield and Wheeler roads.<ref name=nwpo>{{gnis|2547914|North Williams Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6397222&p_longi=-84.0888889&fid=2547914 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> On April 22, the Colden Post Office was opened at Rockwell Road and James Savage Road in what is now the US-10 and M-20 interchange on the border with [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland County]].<ref name=Colden>{{gnis|2548187|Colden Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.61&p_longi=-84.1666667&fid=2548187 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> The Laredo Post Office opened Aug 19, 1892 in what is now Fisherville. On January 15, 1898, the Laredo Post Office was closed until its February 8, 1899 reopening.<ref name=Laredo>{{gnis|2548108|Laredo Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.6041667&p_longi=-84.1088889&fid=2548108 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> The last day that the North Williams Post Office was open was May 15, 1903.<ref name=nwpo/> On Apr 30, 1906, the Laredo PO was again closed.<ref name=Laredo/> The Colden Post Office was discontinued on January 15, 1907.<ref name=Colden/>
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