Williamsport, West Virginia - USA

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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.

Williamsport, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°12′5″N 79°1′41″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Grant
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1549990[1]

Joseph V. Williams, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[2]

Notable residents

J. R. Clifford, who became West Virginia's first African-American attorney

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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Petersburg
City	Petersburg	Map of West Virginia highlighting Grant County
Town	Bayard
Unincorporated communities	Arthur Bismarck Cabins Dobbin Dorcas Fairfax Falls Forman Gormania Greenland Henry Hiser Hopeville Jordan Run Kline Gap Lahmansville Landes Martin Masonville Maysville Medley Mount Storm Old Arthur Pansy Rough Run Scherr Seemly Seymourville Streby Williamsport Wilson‡ Wilsonia
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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