West Virginia Map Of Counties
Map of west virginia counties.
West virginia map of counties. West virginia s 10 largest cities are charleston huntington parkersburg wheeling morgantown weirton fairmont beckley clarksburg and martinsburg. The west virginia constitution was ratified in 1872 replacing the state constitution created in 1863 when west virginia became a state. This historical west virginia map collection are from original copies. Two county maps one with county names and one without a state outline map and two major city maps one with city names listed and one with location dots.
The map above is a landsat satellite image of west virginia with county boundaries superimposed. Map of west virginia counties. Article 9 section 8 of the west virginia constitution permits the creation of additional counties if a majority of citizens in the proposed new county vote for its creation and the new county has a minimum area of 400 square miles 1 036 km 2 and a population of at least 6 000. The five west virginia maps we offer include.
Locations township outlines and other features useful to the west virginia researcher. We have a more detailed satellite image of west virginia without county boundaries. Old historical atlas maps of west virginia. West virginia maps is usually a major resource of significant amounts of details on family history.
West virginia map of west virginia counties located in the appalachian region of the southern united states west virginia is bordered by virginia to the southeast kentucky to the southwest pennsylvania to the north ohio to the northwest and maryland to the northeast. Weirton wheeling morgantown fairmont clarksburg parkersburg martinsburg huntington beckley and the capital city of charleston. West virginia physical existence basically. The state of map of west virginia is basically the western part of virginia which also known as the mountain state locally.
West virginia borders kentucky maryland ohio pennsylvania and virginia. The city names listed are. Charleston is the capital of west virginia it was considered into the union of united states in 20 june 1863 as 35 th state of 50 states in total. West virginia counties and county seats.
Highways state highways main roads secondary roads rivers lakes. Most historical maps of west virginia were published in atlases and spans over 150 years of growth for the state. It s important to remember that west virginia was once part of virginia.