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
SPENCER
Spencer is a City in Roane county with -2 500 inhabitants.
SOPHIA
Sophia is a Town in Raleigh county with -1 500 inhabitants.
ELIZABETH
Elizabeth is a Town in Wirt county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MANNINGTON
Mannington is a City in Marion county with -2 500 inhabitants.
LUMBERPORT
Lumberport is a Town in Harrison county with -1 000 inhabitants.
PRATT
Pratt is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HAMLIN
Hamlin is a Town in Lincoln county with -1 500 inhabitants.
GLASGOW
Glasgow is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
EAST BANK
East Bank is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WHEELING
Wheeling is a City in Ohio county with -40 000 inhabitants.
ST. MARYS
St. Marys is a City in Pleasants county with -2 500 inhabitants.
BERKELEY SPRINGS
Berkeley Springs is a Town in Morgan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
NUTTER FORT
Nutter Fort is a Town in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BOLIVAR
Bolivar is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BUCKHANNON
Buckhannon is a City in Upshur county with -10 000 inhabitants.
ROMNEY
Romney is a City in Hampshire county with -2 000 inhabitants.
PRINCETON
Princeton is a City in Mercer county with -10 000 inhabitants.
FAIRMONT
Fairmont is a City in Marion county with -20 000 inhabitants.
RAVENSWOOD
Ravenswood is a City in Jackson county with -5 000 inhabitants.
STONEWOOD
Stonewood is a City in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WEST UNION
West Union is a Town in Doddridge county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ELKINS
Elkins is a City in Randolph county with -10 000 inhabitants.
WESTON
Weston is a City in Lewis county with -5 000 inhabitants.
WELLSBURG
Wellsburg is a City in Brooke county with -3 000 inhabitants.
KENOVA
Kenova is a City in Wayne county with -4 000 inhabitants.
NEW MARTINSVILLE
New Martinsville is a City in Wetzel county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SHEPHERDSTOWN
Shepherdstown is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MARTINSBURG
Martinsburg is a City in Berkeley county with -15 000 inhabitants.
STAR CITY
Star City is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MIDDLEBOURNE
Middlebourne is a Town in Tyler county with -1 000 inhabitants.