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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

  • RONCEVERTE

    Ronceverte is a City in Greenbrier county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • ROWLESBURG

    Rowlesburg is a Town in Preston county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • RUPERT

    Rupert is a Town in Greenbrier county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • SALEM

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

  • SAND FORK

    Sand Fork is a Town in Gilmer county with -500 inhabitants.

  • SHEPHERDSTOWN

    Shepherdstown is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • SHINNSTON

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

  • SISTERSVILLE

    Sistersville is a City in Tyler county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • SMITHERS

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

  • SMITHFIELD

    Smithfield is a Town in Wetzel county with -500 inhabitants.

  • SOPHIA

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

  • SOUTH CHARLESTON

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

  • SPENCER

    Spencer is a City in Roane county with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • ST. ALBANS

    St. Albans is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • ST. MARYS

    St. Marys is a City in Pleasants county with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • STAR CITY

    Star City is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • STONEWOOD

    Stonewood is a City in Harrison county with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • SUMMERSVILLE

    Summersville is a Town in Nicholas county with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • SUTTON

    Sutton is a Town in Braxton county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • SYLVESTER

    Sylvester is a Town in Boone county with -500 inhabitants.

  • TERRA ALTA

    Terra Alta is a Town in Preston county with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • THOMAS

    Thomas is a City in Tucker county with -500 inhabitants.

  • THURMOND

    Thurmond is a Town in Fayette county with -100 inhabitants.

  • TRIADELPHIA

    Triadelphia is a Town in Ohio county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • TUNNELTON

    Tunnelton is a Town in Preston county with -500 inhabitants.

  • UNION

    Union is a Town in Monroe county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • VALLEY GROVE

    Valley Grove is a Village in Ohio county with -500 inhabitants.

  • VIENNA

    Vienna is a City in Wood county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • WAR

    War is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • WARDENSVILLE

    Wardensville is a Town in Hardy county with -500 inhabitants.

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