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Welcome to Williamstown ...

Williamstown is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamstown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Williamstown is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Williamstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Williamstown: 856

The ZIP code for Williamstown: 08094<3>

Communities Also Named Williamstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Williamstown - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Vermont and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamstown.

Communities near Williamstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williamstown.

  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Camden is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Vineland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
  • Hammonton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Gloucester City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Woodbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Wood - Lynne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Brooklawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklawn is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Penbryn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Penbryn is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Albion is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Williamstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williamstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williamstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamstown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamstown. See our Newspapers Page for Williamstown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williamstown ...

Looking for more information about Williamstown? 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 Williamstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williamstown.

Adding Williamstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williamstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Williamstown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Williamstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Williamstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).