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
SMITHERS
Smithers is a City in Fayette county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GASSAWAY
Gassaway is a Town in Braxton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
NORTH HILLS
North Hills is a Town in Wood county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MIDDLEBOURNE
Middlebourne is a Town in Tyler county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CEDAR GROVE
Cedar Grove is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FORT GAY
Fort Gay is a Town in Wayne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
TRIADELPHIA
Triadelphia is a Town in Ohio county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WEBSTER SPRINGS
Webster Springs is a Town in Webster county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WEST UNION
West Union is a Town in Doddridge county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SHEPHERDSTOWN
Shepherdstown is a Town in Jefferson county with -1 000 inhabitants.
FRANKLIN
Franklin is a Town in Pendleton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
WAR
War is a City in McDowell county with -1 000 inhabitants.
GRANVILLE
Granville is a Town in Monongalia county with -1 000 inhabitants.
MAN
Man is a Town in Logan county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RIDGELEY
Ridgeley is a Town in Mineral county with -1 000 inhabitants.