Buffington Island
Buffington Island is an island in the Ohio River in Jackson County, West Virginia near the town of Ravenswood, United States, east of Racine, Ohio. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island took place on July 19, 1863, just south of the Ohio community of Portland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: river island in the Ohio River north of Ravenswood, West Virginia. USA
- Also known as: “Buffingtons Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buffington Island State Memorial.
Buffington Island State Memorial
Park
Photo: dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buffington Island State Memorial is a park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherman and Portland.
Sherman
Hamlet
Sherman is an unincorporated community in northern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It lies along West Virginia Route 68 north of the city of Ravenswood.
Portland
Hamlet
Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45770. It lies on the Ohio River, located between Long Bottom and Racine.
Skull Run
Hamlet
Skull Run is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Their Post Office no longer is in service. The community takes its name from nearby Skull Run creek.
Buffington Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Jackson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.98924° or 38° 59′ 21″ northLongitude
-81.77201° or 81° 46′ 19″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86CWX6QH+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 31409660OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Buffington Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buffington Island”
- Dutch: “Buffington Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Ravenswood and Morgan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Engle Cemetery and Sherman Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Buffington Island”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.