Willow Island is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County , West Virginia , United States . Willow Island is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Highway 10 , west-southwest of Belmont . Willow Island had a post office , which opened on October 17 , 1946 , and closed on May 25 , 1991 . The Pleasants Power Station , site of the 1978 Willow Island disaster , is located in Willow Island . This is the location of Willow Island Baptist Church and Willow Island Cemetery , the burial site for many of the area 's founding and prominent families . Willow Island was also the location of Cyanamid ; later called Cytec Industries , a chemical plant and a large contributor to the Pleasants County school system and area 's work force
Willow Island disaster
Willow Island disaster
Willow Island, West Virginia