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
RUPERT
Rupert is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
White Sulphur Springs is a City in Greenbrier county with -2 500 inhabitants.
OCEANA
Oceana is a Town in Wyoming county with -2 000 inhabitants.
HARRISVILLE
Harrisville is a Town in Ritchie county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ALDERSON
Alderson is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MOUNT HOPE
Mount Hope is a City in Fayette county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WEIRTON
Weirton is a City in Hancock county with -30 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSON
Williamson is a City in Mingo county with -4 000 inhabitants.
GARY
Gary is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
REEDY
Reedy is a Town in Roane county with -500 inhabitants.
MOOREFIELD
Moorefield is a Town in Hardy county with -2 500 inhabitants.
RIPLEY
Ripley is a City in Jackson county with -4 000 inhabitants.
TUNNELTON
Tunnelton is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
PAW PAW
Paw Paw is a Town in Morgan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BAYARD
Bayard is a Town in Grant county with -500 inhabitants.
CLAY
Clay is a Town in Clay county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MULLENS
Mullens is a City in Wyoming county with -2 000 inhabitants.
LEWISBURG
Lewisburg is a City in Greenbrier county with -4 000 inhabitants.
PHILIPPI
Philippi is a City in Barbour county with -3 000 inhabitants.
HINTON
Hinton is a City in Summers county with -3 000 inhabitants.
MATEWAN
Matewan is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
ANSTED
Ansted is a Town in Fayette county with -2 000 inhabitants.
FLEMINGTON
Flemington is a Town in Taylor county with -500 inhabitants.
HENDRICKS
Hendricks is a Town in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.
PLEASANT VALLEY
Pleasant Valley is a City in Marion county with -4 000 inhabitants.
FORT GAY
Fort Gay is a Town in Wayne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FARMINGTON
Farmington is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
RONCEVERTE
Ronceverte is a City in Greenbrier county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ALBRIGHT
Albright is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
MITCHELL HEIGHTS
Mitchell Heights is a Town in Logan county with -500 inhabitants.