Williamsport, West Virginia
| Williamsport | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Williamsport  Williamsport Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°WCoordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Grant |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549990[1] |
Williamsport is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Williamsport is the birthplace of J.R. Clifford (1848-1933), West Virginia's first African-American attorney.
Joseph V. Williams, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williamsport, West Virginia
- ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 682.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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