Williamson Island

Coordinates: 39°35′37″N 80°57′28″W / 39.5936868°N 80.9578827°W / 39.5936868; -80.9578827
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Williamson Island
Williamson Island is located in West Virginia
Williamson Island
Williamson Island
Geography
LocationOhio River, West Virginia
Coordinates39°35′37″N 80°57′28″W / 39.5936868°N 80.9578827°W / 39.5936868; -80.9578827
Administration

Williamson Island is a bar island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. It lies to the southwest of Paden City with Witten Towhead (once part of Williamson Island) directly downstream. Along with Witten Towhead, Williamson Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.[1]

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.

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  1. ^ "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ohio River Islands - About the Refuge. August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.