Williamsport, West Virginia

Williamsport, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Williamsport
Williamsport
Coordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°W / 39.20139; -79.02806Coordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W / 39.20139°N 79.02806°W / 39.20139; -79.02806
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]

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