Williamstown
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]- 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
[edit]Williamstown
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Decatur County and Rush County, Indiana.
- Synonym of Frytown, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
- A city, the county seat of Grant County, also partly in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Ingham County, Michigan; the independent city of Williamston is just within the township.
- A census-designated place in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
- A town in Oswego County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio.
- A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Orange County, Vermont.
- A city in Wood County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- A community of South Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- An area in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.
- A village in County Galway, Ireland.
- A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0406). [1]
- A suburban village near Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0090).
- A town north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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- en:Towns in South Australia
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