Wells Island
Wells Island is a bar island in Tyler County, West Virginia on the Ohio River. In 1891, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Wells Island as the island's name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
- Also known as: “Well’s Island”, “Wells‘ Island”, and “Wells’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crab Island and Sistersville City Hall.
Crab Island
Islet
Crab Island is a small island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. The island lies just off the shore from the city of Sistersville. Crab Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Sistersville City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Sistersville City Hall, also known as the City Building, is a historic city hall located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story red brick and stone building. Sistersville City Hall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wells Island.
Mill Creek Island
Islet
Mill Creek Island is a bar island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. The island lies upstream from Grandview Island and the towns of New Matamoras, Ohio and Friendly, West Virginia. Mill Creek Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wells Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fly and Sistersville Historic District.
Fly
Village
Fly is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The community is at the intersection of routes 7 and 800 adjacent to the Ohio River.
Sistersville Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sistersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It encompasses 215 contributing buildings and one contributing structure that include the civic, commercial, and residential core of Sistersville. Sistersville Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wells Island.
New Matamoras
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Matamoras, also known as New Matamoras, is a village in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 702 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Marietta micropolitan area. New Matamoras is situated 3 miles southwest of Wells Island.
Wells Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Tyler, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.55009° or 39° 33′ 0″ northLongitude
-81.02006° or 81° 1′ 12″ westElevation
617 feet (188 metres)Open location code
86FWHX2H+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 31469245OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Wells Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wells Island”
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Highlights include Sistersville Country Club Golf Course and Sistersville General Hospital.
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