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List of 55 counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia:

West Virginia county boundaries

List

County
FIPS code[1]County seat[2]Established[2]OriginEtymolgyPopulation[2]Area[2]Map
Barbour County001Philippi1843Harrison, Lewis and Randolph countiesPhilip Pendleton Barbour
U.S. Speaker of the House
15,557341 sq mi
(883 km2)
Berkeley County003Martinsburg1772Frederick County (VA)Norborne Berkeley
Royal Governor of Virginia
75,905321 sq mi
(831 km2)
Boone County005Madison1847Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan countiesDaniel Boone
American frontiersman
25,535503 sq mi
(1,303 km2)
Braxton County007Sutton1836Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas countiesCarter Braxton
Continental Congress
14,702514 sq mi
(1,331 km2)
Brooke County009Wellsburg1796Ohio CountyRobert Brooke
Governor of Virginia
25,44789 sq mi
(231 km2)
Cabell County011Huntington1809Kanawha CountyWilliam H. Cabell
Governor of Virginia
96,784282 sq mi
(730 km2)
Calhoun County013Grantsville1856GilmerJohn C. Calhoun
U.S. Vice President
(1825-1832)
7,582281 sq mi
(728 km2)
Clay County015Clay1858Braxton and Nicholas countiesHenry Clay
U.S. Senator (KY)
U.S. Speaker of the House
10,330342 sq mi
(886 km2)
Doddridge County017West Union1845Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, and Taylor countiesPhilip Doddridge
U.S. Congressman (VA)
7,403320 sq mi
(829 km2)
Fayette County019Fayetteville1831Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan countiesMarquis de Lafayette
American Revolutionary War
47,579664 sq mi
(1,720 km2)
Gilmer County021Glenville1845Kanawha and Lewis countiesThomas Walker Gilmer
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Governor of Virginia
7,160340 sq mi
(881 km2)
Grant County023Petersburg1866Hardy CountyUlysses S. Grant
U.S. President
(1869-1877)
11,299477 sq mi
(1,235 km2)
Greenbrier County025Lewisburg1778Montgomery and Botetourt counties (VA)Greenbrier River34,4531,021 sq mi
(2,644 km2)
Hampshire County027Romney1754Frederick County (VA)County of Hampshire in England20,203642 sq mi
(1,663 km2)
Hancock County029New Cumberland1848Brooke CountyJohn Hancock
Continental Congress
Governor of Massachusetts
32,66783 sq mi
(215 km2)
Hardy County031Moorefield1786Hampshire CountySamuel Hardy
Continental Congress
12,669583 sq mi
(1,510 km2)
Harrison County033Clarksburg1784Monongalia CountyBenjamin Harrison V
Governor of Virginia
68,652416 sq mi
(1,077 km2)
Jackson County035Ripley1831Kanawha, Mason, and Wood countiesAndrew Jackson
U.S. President
(1829-1837)
28,000466 sq mi
(1,207 km2)
Jefferson County037Charles Town1801Berkeley CountyThomas Jefferson
U.S. President
(1801-1809)
42,190210 sq mi
(544 km2)
Kanawha County039Charleston1789Greenbrier County, Montgomery County (VA)Kanawha River200,073903 sq mi
(2,339 km2)
Lewis County041Weston1816Harrison CountyCharles Lewis
American Revolutionary War
16,919389 sq mi
(1,008 km2)
Lincoln County043Hamlin1867Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Logan countiesAbraham Lincoln
U.S. President
(1861-1865)
22,108438 sq mi
(1,134 km2)
Logan County045Logan1824Cabell and Kanawha counties, Giles and Tazewell counties (VA)Chief Logan
Mingo leader
37,710454 sq mi
(1,176 km2)
Marion County047Fairmont1842Harrison and Monongalia countiesBrig. Gen. Francis Marion
American Revolutionary War
56,598310 sq mi
(803 km2)
Marshall County049Moundsville1835Ohio CountyJohn Marshall
U.S. Secretary of State
Chief Justice of the U.S.
35,519307 sq mi
(795 km2)
Mason County051Point Pleasant1804Kanawha CountyGeorge Mason
U.S. Constitutional Convention
25,957432 sq mi
(1,119 km2)
McDowell County053Welch1858Tazewell County (VA)James McDowell
Governor of Virginia
27,329535 sq mi
(1,386 km2)
Mercer County055Princeton1837Giles and Tazewell counties (VA)Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer
American Revolutionary War
62,980420 sq mi
(1,088 km2)
Mineral County057Keyser1866Hampshire Countymineral resources27,078328 sq mi
(850 km2)
Mingo County059Williamson1895Logan CountyMingo Native Americans28,253423 sq mi
(1,096 km2)
Monongalia County061Morgantown1776Augusta County (VA)Latin derivation for Monongahela River81,866361 sq mi
(935 km2)
Monroe County063Union1799Greenbrier CountyJames Monroe
U.S. President
(1817-1825)
14,583473 sq mi
(1,225 km2)
Morgan County065Berkeley Springs1820Berkeley and Hampshire countiesDaniel Morgan
U.S. Congressman (VA)
14,943229 sq mi
(593 km2)
Nicholas County067Summersville1818Greenbrier and Kanawaha countiesWilson Cary Nicholas
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia
26,562649 sq mi
(1,681 km2)
Ohio County069Wheeling1776Augusta County (VA)Ohio River47,427106 sq mi
(275 km2)
Pendleton County071Franklin1788Augusta County (VA)Edmund Pendleton
First Continental Congress
8,196698 sq mi
(1,808 km2)
Pleasants County073Saint Marys1851Ritchie, Tyler, and Wood countiesJames Pleasants, Jr.
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia
7,514131 sq mi
(339 km2)
Pocahontas County075Marlinton1821Bath County (VA), Pendleton and Randolph countiesPocahontas of the Powhatan Native Americans9,131940 sq mi
(2,435 km2)
Preston County077Kingwood1818Monongalia CountyJames Patton Preston
Governor of Virginia
29,334648 sq mi
(1,678 km2)
Putnam County079Winfield1848Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason countiesGen. Israel Putnam
American Revolutionary War
51,589346 sq mi
(896 km2)
Raleigh County081Beckley1850Fayette CountySir Walter Raleigh
English explorer and poet
79,220607 sq mi
(1,572 km2)
Randolph County083Elkins1787Harrison CountyEdmund Jenings Randolph
U.S. Attorney General
Governor of Virginia
28,2621,040 sq mi
(2,694 km2)
Ritchie County085Harrisville1843Harrison, Lewis, and Wood countiesThomas Ritchie
Virginia political figure
10,343454 sq mi
(1,176 km2)
Roane County087Spencer1856Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and Wirt countiesSpencer Roane
Virginia Supreme Court
15,446484 sq mi
(1,254 km2)
Summers County089Hinton1871Greenbrier CountyGeorge W. Summers
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Circuit Court judge
12,999361 sq mi
(935 km2)
Taylor County091Grafton1844Barbour, Harrison, Marion, and Preston countiesJohn Taylor of Caroline
U.S. Senator (VA)
16,089173 sq mi
(448 km2)
Tucker County093Parsons1856Randolph CountyHenry St. George Tucker
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Virginia Supreme Court
7,321419 sq mi
(1,085 km2)
Tyler County095Middlebourne1814Ohio CountyJohn Tyler
U.S. President
(1841-1845)
9,592258 sq mi
(668 km2)
Upshur County097Buckhannon1851Barbour and Lewis countiesAbel Parker Upshur
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Secretary of State
23,404355 sq mi
(919 km2)
Wayne County099Wayne1842Cabell CountyGen."Mad" Anthony Wayne
Revolutionary War
U.S. Congressman (GA)
42,903506 sq mi
(1,311 km2)
Webster County101Webster Springs1860Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph countiesDaniel Webster
U.S. Senator (NH)
U.S. Secretary of State
9,719556 sq mi
(1,440 km2)
Wetzel County103New Martinsville1846Tyler CountyLewis Wetzel
noted frontiersman
17,693359 sq mi
(930 km2)
Wirt County105Elizabeth1848Jackson and Wirt countiesWilliam Wirt
U.S. Attorney General
5,873233 sq mi
(603 km2)
Wood County107Parkersburg1798Harrison CountyJames Wood,
Governor of Virginia
87,986367 sq mi
(951 km2)
Wyoming County109Pineville1850Logan Countyderived from Native American term for wide plain25,708501 sq mi
(1,298 km2)