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
FRIENDLY
Friendly is a Town in Tyler county with -500 inhabitants.
CLARKSBURG
Clarksburg is a City in Harrison county with -20 000 inhabitants.
WEBSTER SPRINGS
Webster Springs is a Town in Webster county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WILLIAMSTOWN
Williamstown is a City in Wood county with -3 000 inhabitants.
JANE LEW
Jane Lew is a Town in Lewis county with -500 inhabitants.
CHARLESTON
Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -75 000 inhabitants.
BELLE
Belle is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MABSCOTT
Mabscott is a Town in Raleigh county with -1 500 inhabitants.
KIMBALL
Kimball is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
FRANKLIN
Franklin is a Town in Pendleton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PETERSTOWN
Peterstown is a Town in Monroe county with -500 inhabitants.
SOUTH CHARLESTON
South Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.
NORTH HILLS
North Hills is a Town in Wood county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHITESVILLE
Whitesville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FAIRVIEW
Fairview is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
OAK HILL
Oak Hill is a City in Fayette county with -10 000 inhabitants.
RIVESVILLE
Rivesville is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WAYNE
Wayne is a Town in Wayne county with -1 500 inhabitants.
HAMBLETON
Hambleton is a Town in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.
POINT PLEASANT
Point Pleasant is a City in Mason county with -5 000 inhabitants.
PINE GROVE
Pine Grove is a Town in Wetzel county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SALEM
Salem is a City in Harrison county with -2 500 inhabitants.
PETERSBURG
Petersburg is a City in Grant county with -2 500 inhabitants.
CLEARVIEW
Clearview is a Village in Ohio county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GLENVILLE
Glenville is a Town in Gilmer county with -2 000 inhabitants.
FOLLANSBEE
Follansbee is a City in Brooke county with -4 000 inhabitants.
RICHWOOD
Richwood is a City in Nicholas county with -2 500 inhabitants.
NITRO
Nitro is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.
BEVERLY
Beverly is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MILL CREEK
Mill Creek is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.