While we don't have a date for the founding of Prince William, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.
Prince William is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Prince William lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
Note: If you travel west from Prince William (for example, toward Orient (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prince William - they are located in Indiana, New Brunswick and Virginia.
Looking for more information about Prince William? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prince William, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prince William.
Adding Prince William to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Prince William was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prince William - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 506 code has been Overlayed with the 428 area code. New phone numbers in the Prince William area will be assigned with one of these codes: 506 or 428. As a result, placing a call in the Prince William area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.