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.- 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: Crab Island and Sistersville City Hall.
Sistersville City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Mill Creek Island
Islet
Mill Creek Island is a bar island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, 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.
Sistersville Historic District
Neighborhood
New Matamoras
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Wells Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Tyler, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.55009° or 39° 33′ 0″ north
Longitude
-81.02006° or 81° 1′ 12″ west
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
Open location code
86FWHX2H+2X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Wells Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wells Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sistersville and Friendly.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sistersville Country Club Golf Course and Sistersville General Hospital.
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