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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skull Run and Portland.

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.

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.

Morgan

Hamlet

Morgan is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.

Skull Run

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Jackson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.00925° or 39° 0′ 33″ north

Longitude

-81.76013° or 81° 45′ 37″ west

Elevation

564 feet (172 metres)

Open location code

86FW265Q+PW

GeoNames ID

4822380

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