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Williamson West Virginia Map

Explore Williamson, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Williamson, West Virginia

How to Use This Williamson, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Williamson, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Williamson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Williamson
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Mingo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.674268
Longitude	-82.277363
Population	3,083
Density	363.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	25661
Area Code	304
County Seat	Williamson
School District	Mingo County School District

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About Williamson, West Virginia

Williamson is a locality in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,083. The population density is 363.5 people per km². Williamson is located at 37.6743°N, 82.2774°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Williamson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25661.

Williamson rests at the edge of the Tug Fork, where the dark, cool water carves a serpentine path through the steep, wooded terrain. It lies 52.3 miles south of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 170°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northeast of Pikeville. The land here rises abruptly in sharp inclines, with the narrow mouth of Oil Well Hollow providing a quiet, shaded passage into the rugged interior. Sunlight struggles to reach the valley floor in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows against the slopes while the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. At the center of the riverside, the open green space of Riverside Park offers a level respite from the verticality of the surrounding hills, marking a boundary between the modern infrastructure and the wild, tangled growth of the dense hardwoods that define the horizon.

Coal smoke and the hum of heavy machinery once dictated the pulse of Williamson, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the sturdy, brick-fronted buildings of its main thoroughfare. The economy, long tethered to the mineral wealth pulled from deep beneath the ridges, has shifted, yet the spirit of the place remains firmly rooted in the grit of those who labored in the mines. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a hazy, blue-tinted backdrop to the far eastern sky, the local life is concentrated on the immediate, tangible reality of the valley. A traveler might find the pace of the day dictated by the slow drift of the river or the sudden, sharp whistle of a freight train, echoing against the walls of the valley as it carries the weight of a history that refuses to be forgotten.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 280° W
Ramella Park Community Garden of Eatin' (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 140° SE
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 121° SE
Tomblin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 028° NE
Big South Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 074° E
Dewey Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.0 mi, 266° W
Fishtrap Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.4 mi, 181° S
Cabwaylingo State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 17.1 mi, 348° N
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 18.9 mi, 224° SW
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 043° NE
Main Street Cinema (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 314° NW
Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 077° E
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 24.7 mi, 215° SW
Breaks Interstate Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 182° S
Crazy Eyes Elk (Public Artwork) — 25.9 mi, 189° S
Grassy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 183° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 27.2 mi, 183° S · 733k acres
Grundy Community Center Cinema (Cinema) — 28.9 mi, 160° S
Sipp Theatre (Arts Centre) — 30.5 mi, 289° W
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 088° E
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 088° E
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 128° SE
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 195° S
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 37.6 mi, 195° S
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 38.0 mi, 120° SE
Old Meade Homeplace (Historic Ruins) — 41.7 mi, 210° SW
Kentucky Roots Farm (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 326° NW
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 51.5 mi, 192° S
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 60.6 mi, 287° W · 564k acres

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