Williamstown, Indiana

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

History

Williamstown was founded in 1830.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/349 349]|quote=...laid out this village in September 1830...}} An old variant name of the community was called Earl City.

A post office was established at Williamstown in 1834, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Decatur&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Decatur County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=February 25, 2017}}

Geography

Williamstown is located at the boundary between Decatur and Rush counties.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard | title=History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Harding, Lewis Albert | year=1915 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard/page/n619 140]}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Decatur County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Rush County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:1830 establishments in Indiana