west virginia library

 

West Virginia is dominated by forests and it divides into two regions. Explore the Ridge and Valley and the Allegheny Plateau.

Featured Article:  Geography of Morgantown

Morgantown, West Virginia, the seat of Monongalia County. It is on the Monongahela River, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of Charleston. See more »

Geography of West Virginia

Geography of West Virginia

West Virginia, one of the South Atlantic states of the United States. Unlike other states of the South Atlantic group, West Virginia does not border the Atlantic Ocean.

See more »

Geography of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital and the seat of Kanawha County. It is on the Kanawha River in the west-central part of the state.

See more »

Geography of Fairmont

Fairmont, West Virginia, the seat of Marion County. It is on the Monongahela River, 110 miles (177 km) northeast of Charleston.

See more »

Geography of Huntington

Huntington, West Virginia, the seat of Cabell County; a small portion of the city is also in Wayne County.

See more »

Geography of Morgantown

Morgantown, West Virginia, the seat of Monongalia County. It is on the Monongahela River, 127 miles (204 km) northeast of Charleston.

See more »

Geography of Moundsville

Moundsville, West Virginia, the seat of Marshall County. The city is on the Ohio River in a coal-mining area, 11 miles (18 km) south of Wheeling.

See more »

Geography of Pakersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia, the seat of Wood County. It lies at the junction of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, on the western border of the state.

See more »

Geography of Weirton

Weirton, West Virginia, a city in Brooke and Hancock counties, on the Ohio River.

See more »

Geography of Wheeling

Wheeling, West Virginia, the seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is on the Ohio River, about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of and downstream from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

See more »