List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital: Charleston

Largest city: Charleston

Highest point: Spruce Knob, 4,863 ft

Lowest point: Harpers Ferry, 240 ft

Admission to Union: June 20, 1863 (35)

West Virginia is the only state in the Union to secede from a Confederate state, Virginia

The center of population of West Virginia is located in Braxton County, in the town of Gassaway

West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.

Largest cities

• Charleston
• Huntington
• Parkersburg
• Morgantown
• Wheeling
• Fairmont
• Weirton
• Martinsburg

The Greenbrier, a resort in White Sulphur Springs

State of West Virginia

West Virginia state seal

About West Virginia

West Virginia's first Capital city was located in Wheeling, Ohio County. It was later moved to Charleston, then back to Wheeling, and then back to Charleston.

Morgantown, recently rated “No. 1 Small City in America”

Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests