Williamstown, Ohio

Coming into Williamstown from the south.

Williamstown is an unincorporated community in southern Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States.^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45897.^[2] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Routes 30 and 68.

History

Williamstown was laid out in 1834 by John W. Williams, and named for him.^[3] A post office called Eagle was established in 1834, and the name was changed to Williamstown in 1868.^[4]

References

Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Findlay

Cities	Findlay Fostoria‡

Villages	Arcadia Arlington Benton Ridge Bluffton‡ Jenera McComb Mount Blanchard Mount Cory Rawson Van Buren Vanlue

Townships	Allen Amanda Biglick Blanchard Cass Delaware Eagle Jackson Liberty Madison Marion Orange Pleasant Portage Union Van Buren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Cannonsburg Cordelia Deweyville Houcktown Mortimer New Stark Portage Center Shawtown West Independence Williamstown

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°50′02″N 83°39′03″W / 40.8338889°N 83.6508333°W / 40.8338889; -83.6508333

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