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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 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.

Madison, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Boone County, was burned during the Civil War, but recovered and was incorporated in 1906 and named for Colonel William Madison Peyton, a pioneer coal ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Logan 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: Logan and Wyoming counties. Seams in the Logan ...

The Greenbrier Valley Region of southeastern West Virginia has long provided a rural retreat for residents of the mid-Atlantic states. Spas and resorts such as The Greenbrier, at White Sulphur Springs ...

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 ...