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.
FAIRMONT
Fairmont is a City in Marion county with -20 000 inhabitants.
FAIRVIEW
Fairview is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
FALLING SPRING
Falling Spring is a Town in Greenbrier county with -500 inhabitants.
FARMINGTON
Farmington is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville is a Town in Fayette county with -3 000 inhabitants.
FLATWOODS
Flatwoods is a Town in Braxton county with -500 inhabitants.
FLEMINGTON
Flemington is a Town in Taylor county with -500 inhabitants.
FOLLANSBEE
Follansbee is a City in Brooke county with -4 000 inhabitants.
FORT GAY
Fort Gay is a Town in Wayne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FRANKLIN
Franklin is a Town in Pendleton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FRIENDLY
Friendly is a Town in Tyler county with -500 inhabitants.
GARY
Gary is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GASSAWAY
Gassaway is a Town in Braxton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GAULEY BRIDGE
Gauley Bridge is a Town in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GILBERT
Gilbert is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
GLASGOW
Glasgow is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GLEN DALE
Glen Dale is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.
GLENVILLE
Glenville is a Town in Gilmer county with -2 000 inhabitants.
GRAFTON
Grafton is a City in Taylor county with -10 000 inhabitants.
GRANT TOWN
Grant Town is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GRANTSVILLE
Grantsville is a Town in Calhoun county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GRANVILLE
Granville is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HAMBLETON
Hambleton is a Town in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.
HAMLIN
Hamlin is a Town in Lincoln county with -1 500 inhabitants.
HANDLEY
Handley is a Town in Kanawha county with -500 inhabitants.
HARMAN
Harman is a Town in Randolph county with -500 inhabitants.
HARPERS FERRY
Harpers Ferry is a Town in Jefferson county with -500 inhabitants.
HARRISVILLE
Harrisville is a Town in Ritchie county with -2 000 inhabitants.
HARTFORD CITY
Hartford City is a Town in Mason county with -1 000 inhabitants.