West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the Southern USA. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the northeast, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 38th in population with 1,792,147 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital and largest city is Charleston. Its governor is Jim Justice.
West Virginia has generally a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Forests cover more than three-fourths of the state; it’s home to rabbits, squirrels, gray foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, and groundhogs.
After the British arrived in the 1600s, the area that now encompasses West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of North Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York was altogether called Virginia. The British drove out the Natives in order to give their lands to the Europeans. At the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865), West Virginia refused to secede from the Union along with the rest of the state. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and two years later, it became a state on its own.
West Virginia has an abundance and variety of natural resources, although bituminous coal is the most important. The state’s recoverable coal reserves are estimated varyingly at 2 to 50 billion tons; natural gas dominates the state’s west-central portion. Petroleum is extracted in the northern two-thirds of the gas-producing areas.
If you want information about your city in West Virginia, click on the West Virginia city names or West Virginia town names below:
Complete List of Cities in West Virginia
ELLENBORO
Ellenboro is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
RAINELLE
Rainelle is a Town in Greenbrier county with -2 000 inhabitants.
DAVIS
Davis is a Town in Tucker county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ROWLESBURG
Rowlesburg is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BURNSVILLE
Burnsville is a Town in Braxton county with -500 inhabitants.
FLATWOODS
Flatwoods is a Town in Braxton county with -500 inhabitants.
DANVILLE
Danville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ANMOORE
Anmoore is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHITE HALL
White Hall is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GILBERT
Gilbert is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
GLENVILLE
Glenville is a Town in Gilmer county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ST. MARYS
St. Marys is a City in Pleasants county with -2 500 inhabitants.
CHESTER
Chester is a City in Hancock county with -3 000 inhabitants.
HANDLEY
Handley is a Town in Kanawha county with -500 inhabitants.
LOST CREEK
Lost Creek is a Town in Harrison county with -500 inhabitants.
NORTHFORK
Northfork is a Town in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ROMNEY
Romney is a City in Hampshire county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ALDERSON
Alderson is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WAR
War is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FORT GAY
Fort Gay is a Town in Wayne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GARY
Gary is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CAMERON
Cameron is a City in Marshall county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MABSCOTT
Mabscott is a Town in Raleigh county with -1 500 inhabitants.
RANSON
Ranson is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
STONEWOOD
Stonewood is a City in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
NUTTER FORT
Nutter Fort is a Town in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
PADEN CITY
Paden City is a City in Wetzel county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PINEVILLE
Pineville is a Town in Wyoming county with -1 000 inhabitants.
IAEGER
Iaeger is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
MCMECHEN
McMechen is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.