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Williamstown is an unincorporated community in Decatur and Rush counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Williamstown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°27′11″N 85°28′09″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur, Rush
Township	Clinton, Anderson
Elevation [1]	955 ft (291 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-84446[2]
GNIS feature ID	446089

History

Williamstown was founded in 1830.[4] An old variant name of the community was called Earl City.[5]

A post office was established at Williamstown in 1834, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[6]

Geography

Williamstown is located at the boundary between Decatur and Rush counties.[7]

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Williamstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out this village in September 1830...
"USGS detail on Williamstown - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-02-25.
"Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 140.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greensburg
City	Greensburg	Map of Indiana highlighting Decatur County
Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport
Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington
CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡
Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡
Ghost town	Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rushville
City	Rushville	Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County
Towns	Carthage Glenwood‡
Townships	Anderson Center Jackson Noble Orange Posey Richland Ripley Rushville Union Walker Washington
CDPs	Arlington Manilla Milroy
Other unincorporated communities	Boyd Charlottesville‡ Circleville Fairview‡ Falmouth‡ Farmers Farmington Gings Gowdy Henderson Henry Homer Mauzy Mays Moscow New Salem Occident Raleigh Richland Sexton Sulphur Spring Williamstown‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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