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Williamstown

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* From Williams + town.

** (Kansas): Founded in 1865 by local property owners Mapes, Williams & Moore.

** (New Jersey): Renamed after John Williams, grandson of prominent landowner Richard Penn who left him the land.

** (New York): Renamed in honor of Judge Henry Williams shortly after he relocated there in 1802.

** (Ohio): Named after John W. Williams who laid out it in 1834.

** (West Virginia): Named for Isaac Williams (1737–1820), who settled there in 1787.

* From William + -s- + town.

** (Victoria): Renamed after William IV, then the English monarch.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Decatur County and Rush County, Indiana.
  2. Synonym of Frytown, Iowa.

    Similar: Frytown, Iowa

  3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
  4. A city, the county seat of Grant County, also partly in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  6. A township in Ingham County, Michigan; the independent city of Williamston is just within the township.
  7. A census-designated place in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  8. A town and hamlet therein, in Oswego County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio.
  10. A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orange County, Vermont.
  12. A city in Wood County, West Virginia.
  13. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  14. A community in South Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  15. An area of Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.
  16. A village in County Galway, Ireland.
  17. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil in Park community, Merthyr Tydfil borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0406).
  18. A suburban village near Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0090).
  19. A town north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.
  20. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia.
  21. A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

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@misc{williamstown_2026,
  title = {Williamstown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/williamstown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}