Williamstown

Meanings

1. A number of places in the United States:
2. An unincorporated community in Decatur County and Rush County, Indiana.
3. Synonym of Frytown, Iowa.
4. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
5. A city, the county seat of Grant County, also partly in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
7. A township in Ingham County, Michigan; the independent city of Williamston is just within the township.
8. A census-designated place in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
9. A town in Oswego County, New York.
10. An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio.
11. A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orange County, Vermont.

Etymology

* 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.