Williamstown · Berkshire County
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The Town Around It
Whatever the address, these are Williamstown's numbers. Each one opens the full record.
Flood, Town-wide
No Mapped Flood Zones
This town's federal flood map shows no special flood hazard areas. That speaks to mapped risk only, heavy rain does not read maps.
4 federal flood-insurance claims have been filed from this town since 1994 (most recent: 2013). Counted by the claim's self-reported city, so this can undercount. History, not a prediction.
Dams in Town
Bee Hill Dam · Flora Glen Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Christmas Brook Dam · Christmas Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Galusha Farm Dam · Tributary to Green River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Galusha Farm No. 2 Dam · Tributary to Green River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Haley Pond Dam · Hemlock Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Harmon Pond Dam · Sweet Brook
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Hoyt Pond Dam · Ford Glen Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Lower Hopkins Pond Dam · Ford Glen Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
- …and 3 more on the state inventory.
The Cleanup Registry
Reported releases of oil or hazardous material, from the state's public registry. Being listed means a release was reported, not that it remains: the status letters run from active cleanup to closed. An empty list is a registry fact, not a clean bill of environmental health.
- NICKLIENS SERVICE CENTER · 364 MAIN ST · state file 1-0000916 (TIERI)
6 of the town's closed cleanups carry a recorded land-use restriction: the deed limits what the property may be used for. Each links to its state file above; ask for the restriction's text before buying one.
Water at the Address
Public water systems in town: WILLIAMSTOWN WATER DEPT, SWEET WOOD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, WAUBEEKA SPRINGS and 1 more. Service areas have edges; an address outside them is on a well. Sewer treatment exists (WILLIAMSTOWN SEWER DEPT); beyond its lines, septic. Bedrock well yield in town rates "average specific yield".
The Busiest Roads
- MAIN STREET (US-7)15,932 vehicles/day (2021 count)
- COLD SPRING ROAD (US-7)15,932 vehicles/day (2021 count)
- TACONIC TRAIL (Route-2)5,995 vehicles/day (2021 count)
- NEW ASHFORD ROAD (US-7)4,833 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- COLE AVENUE4,817 vehicles/day (2021 count)
The state counts major roads on a rotating schedule; each figure carries its own count year, and a quiet lane's absence from this list is not zero cars.
Zoning & Old Houses
No machine-readable zoning reference is on record for this town; the town clerk has the bylaw. 407 properties in town appear in the state's historic inventory; listed buildings can carry review requirements on exterior work.
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Sources
- FEMA flood layer via MassGIS; FEMA flood-insurance claims. Checked 2026-08-05.
- Office of Dam Safety inventory; federal inventory for federally regulated dams. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP release and land-use-restriction registries (Chapter 21E). Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP service registries; federal drinking-water system inventory; USGS well mapping. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDOT traffic count programme. Figures through the 2024 count.
- Town zoning references; Massachusetts historic inventory. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.