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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

  • SALEM

    Salem is a City in Harrison county with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • PINE GROVE

    Pine Grove is a Town in Wetzel county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • POINT PLEASANT

    Point Pleasant is a City in Mason county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • HAMBLETON

    Hambleton is a Town in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.

  • WAYNE

    Wayne is a Town in Wayne county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • RIVESVILLE

    Rivesville is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • OAK HILL

    Oak Hill is a City in Fayette county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • FAIRVIEW

    Fairview is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.

  • WHITESVILLE

    Whitesville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • NORTH HILLS

    North Hills is a Town in Wood county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • SOUTH CHARLESTON

    South Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • PETERSTOWN

    Peterstown is a Town in Monroe county with -500 inhabitants.

  • FRANKLIN

    Franklin is a Town in Pendleton county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • KIMBALL

    Kimball is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.

  • MABSCOTT

    Mabscott is a Town in Raleigh county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BELLE

    Belle is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • CHARLESTON

    Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • JANE LEW

    Jane Lew is a Town in Lewis county with -500 inhabitants.

  • WILLIAMSTOWN

    Williamstown is a City in Wood county with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • WEBSTER SPRINGS

    Webster Springs is a Town in Webster county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • CLARKSBURG

    Clarksburg is a City in Harrison county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • FRIENDLY

    Friendly is a Town in Tyler county with -500 inhabitants.

  • MONONGAH

    Monongah is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • SMITHERS

    Smithers is a City in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • CHAPMANVILLE

    Chapmanville is a Town in Logan county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • WEST LIBERTY

    West Liberty is a Town in Ohio county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BARRACKVILLE

    Barrackville is a Town in Marion county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • BECKLEY

    Beckley is a City in Raleigh county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • MASON

    Mason is a Town in Mason county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • HEDGESVILLE

    Hedgesville is a Town in Berkeley county with -500 inhabitants.

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