Ridgeley, West Virginia (WV), is a community in Mineral County on the North Branch of the Potomac River opposite Cumberland, Maryland. Ridgeley takes its name from its situation around the nose of ...

An increasing number of new West Virginia residents are being drawn to its rolling hills and quiet valleys to escape brightly lit cities and reclaim the enchantment of ...

Chesapeake, WV (West Virginia), is a small urban community on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County near Charleston, West Virginia. Its population was 1,336 at the 2020 census. Established in the level ...

The Fairmont Coal Field is the name used to describe a coal-producing section of West Virginia that includes the following counties, in whole or in part: Monongalia, Marion, Preston, Taylor, Barbour, ...

Bethany, WV (West Virginia), a community in southern Brooke County, was chartered in 1853 and named for the revered village in Palestine. It is notably the home of Alexander Campbell, founder of the ...

The Walkersville Covered Bridge at Walkersville, West Virginia, in Lewis County, spans the right fork of the West Fork River and is a 39-foot-long queen-post truss. The bridge was built by John G.

Kenova, WV (West Virginia), on the Ohio River in Wayne County, was founded in 1869 and incorporated in 1894. At the corner of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia, its name is a portmanteau of Ohio, ...

Daniels, West Virginia (WV), is a rural, unincorporated community in southern Raleigh County and the location of Glade Springs, a vacation resort and master-planned residential community. Three golf ...

Stanaford, West Virginia (WV), in northern Raleigh County, is a residential community highly regarded for its wooded neighborhoods. Many desirable properties overlook the scenic gorge of Piney Creek, ...

Taylor County, in northeastern West Virginia (WV), was created in 1844 and named in honor of Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Its seat is at Grafton. The Tygart Valley River courses northward through ...

The Monongahela Valley Region of northern West Virginia includes farmlands known historically for their rye and buckwheat production, though the region is best known today as a center for education ...

The Etam Earth Station, at Etam, West Virginia, in Preston County, is a principal U.S. site for receiving transmissions from orbiting communications satellites. Four large dish antennas receive ...