List of islands on the Potomac River explained

This is a list of islands on the Potomac River and its North and South branches. Because the Potomac belongs to Maryland, the majority of its islands lie within that state with some exceptions including portions located in the District of Columbia.

Potomac River

NameOrder downstreamStateLocation
unnamed island1Maryland?
Okonoko Island2Maryland?
unnamed islands3Maryland?
unnamed island4Maryland?
unnamed island5Maryland?
unnamed island6Maryland?
unnamed island7Maryland?
Hancock Island8Maryland?
unnamed island9Maryland?
Sleepy Creek Islands10Maryland?
unnamed island11Maryland?
unnamed island12Maryland?
Back Creek Island13Maryland?
unnamed island14Maryland?
unnamed island15Maryland?
Duck Island16MarylandWashington County at Marlowe, West Virginia
unnamed island17Maryland?
Shepherds Island18MarylandWashington County at Marlowe, West Virginia
Knott Island19MarylandWashington County near Antietam
Byrnes Island20MarylandWashington County at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
unnamed island21Maryland?
Colonial Island22MarylandFrederick County at Knoxville
Catoctin Creek Island23Maryland?
unnamed island24Maryland?
Paton Island25MarylandFrederick County at Point of Rocks
unnamed island26Maryland?
Heaters Island27MarylandFrederick County at Point of Rocks
Mason Island28MarylandFrederick County
Nolands Island29MarylandFrederick County
Meadow Island30MarylandFrederick County
Birdsaw Island31MarylandFrederick County
Cox Island32MarylandFrederick County
Mason Island33MarylandMontgomery County
Harrison Island34MarylandMontgomery County near River Creek, Virginia
Selden Island35MarylandMontgomery County near Leesburg, Virginia
Van Deventer Island36MarylandMontgomery County near Leesburg, Virginia
Tenfoot Island37MarylandMontgomery County near Leesburg, Virginia
Sharpshin Island38MarylandMontgomery County near Sterling, Virginia
Lowes Island39VirginiaLoudoun County near Sterling
Pond Island40MarylandMontgomery County near Blockhouse Point
Patowmack Island41VirginiaFairfax County in Seneca Regional Park
Elm Island42MarylandMontgomery County near Blockhouse Point
Grapevine Island43MarylandMontgomery County near Blockhouse Point
Katie Island44MarylandMontgomery County near Blockhouse Point
Torpedo Island44MarylandMontgomery County near Pennyfield Lock
Watkins Island45MarylandMontgomery County
Sycamore Island46MarylandMontgomery County
Clagett Island47MarylandMontgomery County near Great Falls, Virginia
Gladys Island48MarylandMontgomery County
Minnehaha Island49MarylandMontgomery County
Bealls Island50MarylandMontgomery County
Powhatan Island51MarylandMontgomery County near Great Falls, Virginia
Conn Island52MarylandMontgomery County near Great Falls of the Potomac River
Olmsted Island(formerly Great Falls Island)53MarylandMontgomery County at Great Falls of the Potomac River
Rocky Islands54MarylandMontgomery County in Great Falls Park
Bear Island55MarylandMontgomery County at Great Falls Park
Sherwin Island(formerly Cupid's Bower Island)56MarylandMontgomery County at Great Falls Park
Offutt Island57MarylandMontgomery County
Hermit Island58MarylandMontgomery County in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Perry Island59MarylandMontgomery County
Herzog Island60MarylandMontgomery County in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Turkey Island (Maryland)61MarylandMontgomery County at the Yellow Falls
Vaso Island62MarylandMontgomery County in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Plummers Island63MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Dots Island64MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Swainson Island65MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Wades Island66MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Langley Island67MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Minnie Island (Maryland)68MarylandMontgomery County near Cabin John
Cedar Island69MarylandMontgomery County at Glen Echo
Cabin John Island70MarylandMontgomery County at Glen Echo
Chatauqua Island71MarylandMontgomery County at Glen Echo
Ruppert Island72MarylandMontgomery County at Glen Echo
Sycamore Island73MarylandMontgomery County
Snake Island74MarylandMontgomery County at Little Falls Dam
High Island75MarylandMontgomery County at Brookmont
Three Sisters76District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt Island77District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia
Little Island78District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia
Columbia Island79District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia
Daingerfield Island80VirginiaAlexandria, Virginia
Goose Island81District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia at the mouth of Oxon Creek
Rosilie Island82MarylandPrince George's County at the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
Hog Island83VirginiaFairfax County, Virginia at Wellington Heights
Chopawamsic Island84VirginiaPrince William County at Quantico
Cobb Island85MarylandCharles County
Saint Margaret Island (Maryland)86MarylandSt. Mary's County
Bullock Island87MarylandSt. Mary's County in St. Catherine Sound
Saint Catherine Island88MarylandSt. Mary's County at St. Catherine Sound
Saint Clement's Island89MarylandSt. Mary's County
Saint George Island90MarylandSt. Mary's County
Craney Island?MarylandCharles County
Harris Island?MarylandMontgomery County
Lock Island?MarylandMontgomery County in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

South Branch Potomac River

NameOrder downstreamStateLocation
unnamed island1??
unnamed island2??
unnamed islands3??
Piss Pot Island4West Virginia?
Valley View Island5West Virginia?
unnamed island6??
unnamed island7??
unnamed island8??
unnamed island9??

See also

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