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, ...

Auburn, WV (West Virginia), a rural community in Ritchie County, was established on Bone Creek, a tributary of the south fork of the Hughes River. The name “Auburn” was suggested in 1871 by Major ...

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, ...

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 ...

Mitchell Heights, West Virginia (WV), a community in Logan County, was incorporated in 1949 and named for its location at the site of the former Mitchell Farm. Mitchell Heights is situated on the ...

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, ...

Montcalm, West Virginia (WV), is a community on the Bluestone River in western Mercer County. Its economy was formerly linked with that of regional coal mining, though that industry has long since ...