County Seats
The county seat of Brooke
Wellsburg
The smallest county in WV
Hancock
Ohio County is in what Geographic region
Ohio River Valley
The most populated county
Kanawha
The first region in WV to be settled
Potomac Section
The county seat of Wyoming
Pineville
The largest county by square mile in WV
Randolph
Pendleton County is in which geographic region
Potomac Section and Allegheny Highlands
The least populated county
Wirt
This is the dividing line between eastern and western WV
Allegheny Front
Roane
Greenbrier
This region is known for their livestock, apple orchards, and peach orchards
Potomac Section
The fastest growing county in terms of population
Berkeley
This tourist region attracts visitors that want to know about the early settlers
Eastern Panhandle
The county seat of Summers County
Hinton
The 2nd smallest county in WV
Brooke
Immigrants from Switzerland and Germany orginially settled this region
Allegheny Highlands
The most densely populated county per square mile
Ohio
The Mothman myth has been linked to this tourist region
Metro Valley (Charleston, St. Albans, Clendenin, and Point Pleasant)
The county seat of Doddrigde County
West Union
The 2 tourist regions with most counties
New River / Greenbrier and Potomac Highlands
Limestone, Sandstone, and Shale bed are in this region along with important deposits of coal, oil, natural gas, and salt
Allegheny Plateau
The least populated county per square mile
Pocahontas County
This city grew because of the impact of the Union Pacific Railroad
Huntington