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.
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Complete List of Cities in West Virginia
VALLEY GROVE
Valley Grove is a Village in Ohio county with -500 inhabitants.
WEST HAMLIN
West Hamlin is a Town in Lincoln county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GRANT TOWN
Grant Town is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
LESTER
Lester is a Town in Raleigh county with -500 inhabitants.
ELIZABETH
Elizabeth is a Town in Wirt county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MONONGAH
Monongah is a Town in Marion county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WEST MILFORD
West Milford is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FALLING SPRING
Falling Spring is a Town in Greenbrier county with -500 inhabitants.
PAW PAW
Paw Paw is a Town in Morgan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MATEWAN
Matewan is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
SISTERSVILLE
Sistersville is a City in Tyler county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BOLIVAR
Bolivar is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SMITHERS
Smithers is a City in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HUNDRED
Hundred is a Town in Wetzel county with -500 inhabitants.
LUMBERPORT
Lumberport is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
QUINWOOD
Quinwood is a Town in Greenbrier county with -500 inhabitants.
FRANKLIN
Franklin is a Town in Pendleton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CAIRO
Cairo is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
EAST BANK
East Bank is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WEBSTER SPRINGS
Webster Springs is a Town in Webster county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GLASGOW
Glasgow is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HENDERSON
Henderson is a Town in Mason county with -500 inhabitants.
GRANTSVILLE
Grantsville is a Town in Calhoun county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MILL CREEK
Mill Creek is a Town in Randolph county with -1 000 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.
ATHENS
Athens is a Town in Mercer county with -1 500 inhabitants.
FARMINGTON
Farmington is a Town in Marion county with -500 inhabitants.
OAKVALE
Oakvale is a Town in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.
BELMONT
Belmont is a City in Pleasants county with -1 500 inhabitants.