Welcome to Williamstown ...
Williamstown is located in Orange 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 1851.
Williamstown is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Williamstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Williamstown is located in the (802) area code.
Websites for Williamstown ...
Official Website: www.williamstownvt.org/
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, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4) 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.
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <4>
- Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - East Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Waterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2018: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterbury <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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Williamstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Williamstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williamstown: www.williamstownvt.org/
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |