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.
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Complete List of Cities in West Virginia
MAN
Man is a Town in Logan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ANMOORE
Anmoore is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ELEANOR
Eleanor is a Town in Putnam county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GRANVILLE
Granville is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WOMELSDORF (COALTON)
Womelsdorf (Coalton) is a Town in Randolph county with -500 inhabitants.
LESTER
Lester is a Town in Raleigh county with -500 inhabitants.
SMITHFIELD
Smithfield is a Town in Wetzel county with -500 inhabitants.
NEW CUMBERLAND
New Cumberland is a City in Hancock county with -1 500 inhabitants.
FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville is a Town in Fayette county with -3 000 inhabitants.
PAX
Pax is a Town in Fayette county with -500 inhabitants.
BLACKSVILLE
Blacksville is a Town in Monongalia county with -500 inhabitants.
WHITE HALL
White Hall is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CHARLES TOWN
Charles Town is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
ROWLESBURG
Rowlesburg is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DAVIS
Davis is a Town in Tucker county with -1 000 inhabitants.
KERMIT
Kermit is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
CAIRO
Cairo is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
NORTHFORK
Northfork is a Town in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DANVILLE
Danville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SAND FORK
Sand Fork is a Town in Gilmer county with -500 inhabitants.
HARPERS FERRY
Harpers Ferry is a Town in Jefferson county with -500 inhabitants.
LOST CREEK
Lost Creek is a Town in Harrison county with -500 inhabitants.
MARLINTON
Marlinton is a Town in Pocahontas county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY
Camden-on-Gauley is a Town in Webster county with -500 inhabitants.
DURBIN
Durbin is a Town in Pocahontas county with -500 inhabitants.
NEWBURG
Newburg is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
GAULEY BRIDGE
Gauley Bridge is a Town in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ANAWALT
Anawalt is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
BURNSVILLE
Burnsville is a Town in Braxton county with -500 inhabitants.
PENNSBORO
Pennsboro is a City in Ritchie county with -1 500 inhabitants.