An increasing number of new West Virginia residents are being drawn to its rolling hills and quiet valleys to escape brightly lit cities and reclaim the enchantment of ...

Water Stone Outdoors Fayetteville, WV 25840 Phone 304-574-2425 Water Stone Outdoors has been selling quality climbing and outdoor gear in the New River Gorge region since 1994 and offers one of the ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Region follows the valley of Ohio River along the northwest border of West Virginia and is bounded on the north by the Northern Panhandle Region and on the southwest by the Metro ...

Whitesville, West Virginia (WV), on the Coal River in Boone County, was incorporated in 1935 and named for settler B.W. White. It was formerly known as Jarrold’s Valley and Prichard City. A memorial ...

Fort Gay, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Big Sandy River in Wayne County, was chartered in 1875 as “Cassville.” Its name was changed to Fort Gay in 1932 to commemorate the location of Fort ...

Grafton, West Virginia (WV), the seat of Taylor County, was chartered in 1858 and named in honor of John Grafton, a civil engineer who helped design the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) ...

Further information on lodging, dining, and recreation in Boone County may be found in our guide to travel in the Hatfield & McCoy Region of southern West Virginia, where Boone County is located.

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, ...

Ellenboro, West Virginia (WV), a community in Ritchie County, was incorporated in 1903 and named in honor of Ellen Mariah Williamson, its first postmistress and the daughter of John Williamson, an ...

Taylor County, in northeastern West Virginia (WV), was created in 1844 and named in honor of Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Its seat is at Grafton. The Tygart Valley River courses northward through ...

Red Jacket is situated on Mate Creek, a tributary of the Tug Fork River, two miles upstream of Matewan, West Virginia, approximately 1.5 miles south of highway US-52 and the King Coal Highway.