Welcome to Williamstown ...

Williamstown is located in Oswego County<1>.

The location of Williamstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williamstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Williamstown is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Williamstown lies within the (315) area code.

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 Jersey, 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.

• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Central Square
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Sylvan Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
  • Sylvan Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Beach <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Lacona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Parish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
• Altmar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
  • Altmar is located in Oswego County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Williamstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Williamstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Williamstown post office opened in 1816.

We also found Williamstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/