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
MARTINSBURG
Martinsburg is a City in Berkeley county with -15 000 inhabitants.
MASON
Mason is a Town in Mason county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MASONTOWN
Masontown is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MATEWAN
Matewan is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
MATOAKA
Matoaka is a Town in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.
MCMECHEN
McMechen is a City in Marshall county with -2 000 inhabitants.
MEADOW BRIDGE
Meadow Bridge is a Town in Fayette county with -500 inhabitants.
MIDDLEBOURNE
Middlebourne is a Town in Tyler county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MILL CREEK
Mill Creek is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MILTON
Milton is a Town in Cabell county with -2 500 inhabitants.
MITCHELL HEIGHTS
Mitchell Heights is a Town in Logan county with -500 inhabitants.
MONONGAH
Monongah is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery is a City in Fayette county with -2 000 inhabitants.
MONTROSE
Montrose is a Town in Randolph county with -500 inhabitants.
MOOREFIELD
Moorefield is a Town in Hardy county with -2 500 inhabitants.
MORGANTOWN
Morgantown is a City in Monongalia county with -30 000 inhabitants.
MOUNDSVILLE
Moundsville is a City in Marshall county with -10 000 inhabitants.
MOUNT HOPE
Mount Hope is a City in Fayette county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MULLENS
Mullens is a City in Wyoming county with -2 000 inhabitants.
NEW CUMBERLAND
New Cumberland is a City in Hancock county with -1 500 inhabitants.
NEW HAVEN
New Haven is a Town in Mason county with -2 000 inhabitants.
NEW MARTINSVILLE
New Martinsville is a City in Wetzel county with -10 000 inhabitants.
NEWBURG
Newburg is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.
NITRO
Nitro is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.
NORTH HILLS
North Hills is a Town in Wood county with -1 000 inhabitants.
NORTHFORK
Northfork is a Town in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
NUTTER FORT
Nutter Fort is a Town in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
OAK HILL
Oak Hill is a City in Fayette county with -10 000 inhabitants.
OAKVALE
Oakvale is a Town in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.
OCEANA
Oceana is a Town in Wyoming county with -2 000 inhabitants.