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Williamstown

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  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Decatur County and Rush County, Indiana.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; Synonym of Frytown, Iowa.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Grant County, also partly in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Ingham County, Michigan; the independent city of Williamston is just within the township.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oswego County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Orange County, Vermont.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Wood County, West Virginia.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  9. 14
    A community in South Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  10. 15
    An area of Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.
  11. 16
    A village in County Galway, Ireland.
  12. 17
    A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0406).
  13. 18
    A suburban village near Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0090).
  14. 19
    A town north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.
  15. 20
    A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia.
  16. 21
    A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

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.

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