Welcome to Island Branch ...

Island Branch is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Branch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Island Branch: Island Br. (or less commonly used: Island Brnch.)

Island Branch is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Island Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Island Branch: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities near Island Branch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island Branch.

• Charleston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• South Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
• Dunbar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Nitro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Clendenin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
• Poca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <4>
• Bancroft
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Island Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Branch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island Branch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Branch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Island Branch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Branch ...

Looking for more information about Island Branch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Island Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Island Branch.

Adding Island Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island Branch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Island Branch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Island Branch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Branch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/