Williamson Island is a
bar island on the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
in
Tyler County,
West Virginia. It lies to the southwest of
Paden City
Paden City is a city in Tyler and Wetzel counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It was founded in 1902. The population was 2,550 at the 2020 census.
The town was named for Pennsylvania-born Obediah Paden (1755-1822), ...
with
Witten Towhead
Witten Towhead is a shoal, bar island or "River island, towhead" (river island) on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia, Tyler County, West Virginia. It is located to the southwest of Paden City, West Virginia, Paden City. Witten Towhead i ...
(once part of Williamson Island) directly downstream. Along with Witten Towhead, Williamson Island is a part of the
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
In 1817, John Buck settled in Tyler County and executed a lease on Williamson Island. This is the first recorded entry of the Buck surname in Tyler County. The mountain to its east, Buck Knob, takes its name from the island's Buck family.
See also
*
List of islands of West Virginia
This is a list of islands of West Virginia.
See also
*List of islands on the Potomac River
This is a list of islands on the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Because the Potomac belongs to Maryland, the majority of its islands ...
References
River islands of West Virginia
Islands of Tyler County, West Virginia
Islands of the Ohio River
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