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
JUNIOR
Junior is a Town in Barbour county with -500 inhabitants.
WHITESVILLE
Whitesville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY
Camden-on-Gauley is a Town in Webster county with -500 inhabitants.
TUNNELTON
Tunnelton is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
WEST LOGAN
West Logan is a Town in Logan county with -500 inhabitants.
AUBURN
Auburn is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
MITCHELL HEIGHTS
Mitchell Heights is a Town in Logan county with -500 inhabitants.
BERKELEY SPRINGS
Berkeley Springs is a Town in Morgan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HENDRICKS
Hendricks is a Town in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.
SAND FORK
Sand Fork is a Town in Gilmer county with -500 inhabitants.
HILLSBORO
Hillsboro is a Town in Pocahontas county with -500 inhabitants.
SHEPHERDSTOWN
Shepherdstown is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
LEON
Leon is a Town in Mason county with -500 inhabitants.
WEST UNION
West Union is a Town in Doddridge county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PINE GROVE
Pine Grove is a Town in Wetzel county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PIEDMONT
Piedmont is a Town in Mineral county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MIDDLEBOURNE
Middlebourne is a Town in Tyler county with -1 000 inhabitants.
BRANDONVILLE
Brandonville is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
KERMIT
Kermit is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
CLEARVIEW
Clearview is a Village in Ohio county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MEADOW BRIDGE
Meadow Bridge is a Town in Fayette county with -500 inhabitants.
BELMONT
Belmont is a City in Pleasants county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WOMELSDORF (COALTON)
Womelsdorf (Coalton) is a Town in Randolph county with -500 inhabitants.
OAKVALE
Oakvale is a Town in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.
ATHENS
Athens is a Town in Mercer county with -1 500 inhabitants.
FARMINGTON
Farmington is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
BEVERLY
Beverly is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.
UNION
Union is a Town in Monroe county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MILL CREEK
Mill Creek is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GRANTSVILLE
Grantsville is a Town in Calhoun county with -1 000 inhabitants.