List of Counties in West Virginia - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 County Seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Barbour County 001 Philippi 1843 Harrison, Lewis and Randolph counties Philip Pendleton Barbour
U.S. Speaker of the House		 700416589000000000016,589 7002341000000000000341 sq mi
(7002883000000000000883 km2)
Berkeley County 003 Martinsburg 1772 Frederick County (VA) Norborne Berkeley
Royal Governor of Virginia		 7005104169000000000104,169 7002321000000000000321 sq mi
(7002831000000000000831 km2)
Boone County 005 Madison 1847 Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan counties Daniel Boone
American frontiersman		 700424629000000000024,629 7002503000000000000503 sq mi
(70031303000000000001,303 km2)
Braxton County 007 Sutton 1836 Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas counties Carter Braxton
Signer of the Declaration of Independence		 700414523000000000014,523 7002514000000000000514 sq mi
(70031331000000000001,331 km2)
Brooke County 009 Wellsburg 1796 Ohio County Robert Brooke
Governor of Virginia		 700424069000000000024,069 700189000000000000089 sq mi
(7002231000000000000231 km2)
Cabell County 011 Huntington 1809 Kanawha County William H. Cabell
Governor of Virginia		 700496319000000000096,319 7002282000000000000282 sq mi
(7002730000000000000730 km2)
Calhoun County 013 Grantsville 1856 Gilmer County John C. Calhoun
U.S. Vice President
(1825–1832)		 70037627000000000007,627 7002281000000000000281 sq mi
(7002728000000000000728 km2)
Clay County 015 Clay 1858 Braxton and Nicholas elk counties Henry Clay
U.S. Senator (KY)
U.S. Speaker of the House		 70039386000000000009,386 7002342000000000000342 sq mi
(7002886000000000000886 km2)
Doddridge County 017 West Union 1845 Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, and Taylor counties Philip Doddridge
U.S. Congressman (VA)		 70038202000000000008,202 7002320000000000000320 sq mi
(7002829000000000000829 km2)
Fayette County 019 Fayetteville 1831 Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan counties Marquis de Lafayette
French-born American Revolutionary War general		 700446039000000000046,039 7002664000000000000664 sq mi
(70031720000000000001,720 km2)
Gilmer County 021 Glenville 1845 Kanawha and Lewis counties Thomas Walker Gilmer
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Governor of Virginia		 70038693000000000008,693 7002340000000000000340 sq mi
(7002881000000000000881 km2)
Grant County 023 Petersburg 1866 Hardy County Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. President
(1869–1877)		 700411937000000000011,937 7002477000000000000477 sq mi
(70031235000000000001,235 km2)
Greenbrier County 025 Lewisburg 1778 Montgomery and Botetourt counties (VA) Greenbrier River 700435480000000000035,480 70031021000000000001,021 sq mi
(70032644000000000002,644 km2)
Hampshire County 027 Romney 1754 Frederick County (VA) County of Hampshire in England 700423964000000000023,964 7002642000000000000642 sq mi
(70031663000000000001,663 km2)
Hancock County 029 New Cumberland 1848 Brooke County John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Governor of Massachusetts		 700430676000000000030,676 700183000000000000083 sq mi
(7002215000000000000215 km2)
Hardy County 031 Moorefield 1786 Hampshire County Samuel Hardy
Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress		 700414025000000000014,025 7002583000000000000583 sq mi
(70031510000000000001,510 km2)
Harrison County 033 Clarksburg 1784 Monongalia County Benjamin Harrison V
Governor of Virginia		 700469099000000000069,099 7002416000000000000416 sq mi
(70031077000000000001,077 km2)
Jackson County 035 Ripley 1831 Kanawha, Mason, and Wood counties Andrew Jackson
U.S. President
(1829–1837)		 700429211000000000029,211 7002466000000000000466 sq mi
(70031207000000000001,207 km2)
Jefferson County 037 Charles Town 1801 Berkeley County Thomas Jefferson
U.S. President
(1801–1809)		 700453498000000000053,498 7002210000000000000210 sq mi
(7002544000000000000544 km2)
Kanawha County 039 Charleston 1789 Greenbrier County, Montgomery County (VA) Kanawha River 7005193063000000000193,063 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Lewis County 041 Weston 1816 Harrison County American Revolutionary War Charles Lewis
first soldier killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant		 700416372000000000016,372 7002389000000000000389 sq mi
(70031008000000000001,008 km2)
Lincoln County 043 Hamlin 1867 Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Logan counties Abraham Lincoln
U.S. President
(1861–1865)		 700421720000000000021,720 7002438000000000000438 sq mi
(70031134000000000001,134 km2)
Logan County 045 Logan 1824 Cabell and Kanawha counties, Giles and Tazewell counties (VA) Chief Logan
Mingo leader		 700436743000000000036,743 7002454000000000000454 sq mi
(70031176000000000001,176 km2)
Marion County 049 Fairmont 1842 Harrison and Monongalia counties Francis Marion
American Revolutionary War general		 700456418000000000056,418 7002310000000000000310 sq mi
(7002803000000000000803 km2)
Marshall County 051 Moundsville 1835 Ohio County John Marshall
U.S. Secretary of State
Chief Justice of the U.S.		 700433107000000000033,107 7002307000000000000307 sq mi
(7002795000000000000795 km2)
Mason County 053 Point Pleasant 1804 Kanawha County George Mason
U.S. Constitutional Convention
"Father of the Bill of Rights"		 700427324000000000027,324 7002432000000000000432 sq mi
(70031119000000000001,119 km2)
McDowell County 047 Welch 1858 Tazewell County (VA) James McDowell
Governor of Virginia		 700422113000000000022,113 7002535000000000000535 sq mi
(70031386000000000001,386 km2)
Mercer County 055 Princeton 1837 Giles and Tazewell counties (VA) Hugh Mercer
American Revolutionary War general		 700462264000000000062,264 7002420000000000000420 sq mi
(70031088000000000001,088 km2)
Mineral County 057 Keyser 1866 Hampshire County abundant mineral resources 700428212000000000028,212 7002328000000000000328 sq mi
(7002850000000000000850 km2)
Mingo County 059 Williamson 1895 Logan County Mingo Native Americans 700426839000000000026,839 7002423000000000000423 sq mi
(70031096000000000001,096 km2)
Monongalia County 061 Morgantown 1776 Augusta County (VA) Latin derivation for Monongahela River 700496189000000000096,189 7002361000000000000361 sq mi
(7002935000000000000935 km2)
Monroe County 063 Union 1799 Greenbrier County James Monroe
U.S. President
(1817–1825)		 700413502000000000013,502 7002473000000000000473 sq mi
(70031225000000000001,225 km2)
Morgan County 065 Berkeley Springs 1820 Berkeley and Hampshire counties Daniel Morgan
U.S. Congressman (VA)		 700417541000000000017,541 7002229000000000000229 sq mi
(7002593000000000000593 km2)
Nicholas County 067 Summersville 1818 Greenbrier and Kanawaha counties Wilson Cary Nicholas
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia		 700426233000000000026,233 7002649000000000000649 sq mi
(70031681000000000001,681 km2)
Ohio County 069 Wheeling 1776 Augusta County (VA) Ohio River 700444443000000000044,443 7002106000000000000106 sq mi
(7002275000000000000275 km2)
Pendleton County 071 Franklin 1788 Augusta County (VA) Edmund Pendleton
First Continental Congress		 70037695000000000007,695 7002698000000000000698 sq mi
(70031808000000000001,808 km2)
Pleasants County 073 Saint Marys 1851 Ritchie, Tyler, and Wood counties James Pleasants, Jr.
U.S. Senator (VA)
Governor of Virginia		 70037605000000000007,605 7002131000000000000131 sq mi
(7002339000000000000339 km2)
Pocahontas County 075 Marlinton 1821 Bath County (VA), Pendleton and Randolph counties Pocahontas
Powhatan Native American who assisted early English settlers		 70038719000000000008,719 7002940000000000000940 sq mi
(70032435000000000002,435 km2)
Preston County 077 Kingwood 1818 Monongalia County James Patton Preston
Governor of Virginia		 700433520000000000033,520 7002648000000000000648 sq mi
(70031678000000000001,678 km2)
Putnam County 079 Winfield 1848 Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason counties Israel Putnam
American Revolutionary War general		 700455486000000000055,486 7002346000000000000346 sq mi
(7002896000000000000896 km2)
Raleigh County 081 Beckley 1850 Fayette County Sir Walter Raleigh
English explorer and poet		 700478859000000000078,859 7002607000000000000607 sq mi
(70031572000000000001,572 km2)
Randolph County 083 Elkins 1787 Harrison County Edmund Jenings Randolph
U.S. Attorney General
Governor of Virginia		 700429405000000000029,405 70031040000000000001,040 sq mi
(70032694000000000002,694 km2)
Ritchie County 085 Harrisville 1843 Harrison, Lewis, and Wood counties Thomas Ritchie
nationally influential Virginia newspaper publisher		 700410449000000000010,449 7002454000000000000454 sq mi
(70031176000000000001,176 km2)
Roane County 087 Spencer 1856 Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and Wirt counties Spencer Roane
Virginia Supreme Court justice		 700414926000000000014,926 7002484000000000000484 sq mi
(70031254000000000001,254 km2)
Summers County 089 Hinton 1871 Greenbrier County George W. Summers
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Circuit Court judge		 700413927000000000013,927 7002361000000000000361 sq mi
(7002935000000000000935 km2)
Taylor County 091 Grafton 1844 Barbour, Harrison, Marion, and Preston counties John Taylor of Caroline
U.S. Senator (VA)		 700416895000000000016,895 7002173000000000000173 sq mi
(7002448000000000000448 km2)
Tucker County 093 Parsons 1856 Randolph County Henry St. George Tucker
U.S. Congressman (VA)
Virginia Supreme Court		 70037141000000000007,141 7002419000000000000419 sq mi
(70031085000000000001,085 km2)
Tyler County 095 Middlebourne 1814 Ohio County John Tyler, Sr.
Governor of VA		 70039208000000000009,208 7002258000000000000258 sq mi
(7002668000000000000668 km2)
Upshur County 097 Buckhannon 1851 Barbour and Lewis counties Abel Parker Upshur
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
U.S. Secretary of State		 700424254000000000024,254 7002355000000000000355 sq mi
(7002919000000000000919 km2)
Wayne County 099 Wayne 1842 Cabell County "Mad" Anthony Wayne
Revolutionary War general
U.S. Congressman (GA)		 700442481000000000042,481 7002506000000000000506 sq mi
(70031311000000000001,311 km2)
Webster County 101 Webster Springs 1860 Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph counties Daniel Webster
U.S. Senator (MA)
U.S. Secretary of State		 70039154000000000009,154 7002556000000000000556 sq mi
(70031440000000000001,440 km2)
Wetzel County 103 New Martinsville 1846 Tyler County Lewis Wetzel
noted frontiersman		 700416583000000000016,583 7002359000000000000359 sq mi
(7002930000000000000930 km2)
Wirt County 105 Elizabeth 1848 Jackson and Wirt counties William Wirt
U.S. Attorney General		 70035717000000000005,717 7002233000000000000233 sq mi
(7002603000000000000603 km2)
Wood County 107 Parkersburg 1798 Harrison County James Wood,
Governor of Virginia		 700486956000000000086,956 7002367000000000000367 sq mi
(7002951000000000000951 km2)
Wyoming County 109 Pineville 1850 Logan County derived from Native American term for "wide plain" 700423796000000000023,796 7002501000000000000501 sq mi
(70031298000000000001,298 km2)
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