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West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. [note 2] It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the ...
Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2 ), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2 ). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13]
Welch, West Virginia. / 37.43722°N 81.57889°W / 37.43722; -81.57889. Welch is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 3,590 at the 2020 census; [2] the 2021 census estimate put the population at 1,914, due to the Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell leaving city limits.
Location of Chester in Hancock County, West Virginia. / 40.61278°N 80.56278°W / 40.61278; -80.56278. Chester is a city in northern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. [2] Located immediately south of Ohio and just west of Pennsylvania, Chester is the ...
U.S. Route 60 ( US 60) runs northwest to southeast across the central and southern portions of West Virginia. It runs from the Kentucky state line at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, and Kenova. The road passes through Huntington, Charleston, and White Sulphur Springs. The route exits the state into Virginia, running concurrently with Interstate 64 (I ...
The Virginia General Assembly formed Putnam County on March 11, 1848, from parts of Cabell, Kanawha and Mason counties. It was named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington surveyed the area in 1770. Winfield, the county seat, had been founded in 1818 but ...
Davis is located at 39°07′52″N 79°27′59″W (39.131110, -79.466318). [9] It is located in the northern portion of Canaan Valley, West Virginia near the Canaan Valley State Resort Park, and is partially surrounded by the Monongahela National Forest, including scenic Blackwater Falls . At an elevation of 3,520 feet, Davis has the highest ...
1542862 [4] Matewan ( / ˈmeɪtwɒn /) is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. [6] The Norfolk Southern Railway 's Pocahontas District passes through the town.