Welcome to Willow Island ...

Willow Island is located in Pleasants County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Island: Willow Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Willow Island is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Willow Island: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Willow Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Willow Island - it's located in Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Island.

Communities near Willow Island ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Marietta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Belpre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Williamstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Saint Marys
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Harrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Pennsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <4>
• Matamoras
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• North Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 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 Willow Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willow Island. 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 Willow Island.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Island ...

Looking for more information about Willow Island? 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 Willow Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willow Island.

Adding Willow Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Island 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 Willow Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Willow Island post office opened in 1849.

We also found Willow Island in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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