Editing Island, Kentucky (section)

==History==
The city is named for Judge William Worthington's early 19th-century {{convert|8|sqmi|adj=on|0}} estate, known as "The Island" from the way high water on the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green]] and other nearby rivers would maroon it from adjacent land. Between 1829 and 1860, the local post office operated as "Worthington". The [[Owensboro and Nashville Railroad]] connected the area in 1872; the station and new post office were known as "Island Station". Both were shortened to "Island" in 1882.<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA150 p. 150]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 30 July 2013.</ref>