West Virginia Cities and Places

Elkins is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 census and estimated at 6,895 in 2021. ... Read more

Follansbee is a city in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 2,853 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 2,986 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. The city was named after the Follansbee brothers, the proprietors of a local steel mill. ... Read more

Elk Garden is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the ‘Cumberland, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area’. The population was 211 at the 2020 census. Elk Garden High School was consolidated into Keyser High School in 1997. However the Primary School is still in session, offering classes from Pre-Kindergarten through ... Read more

Flemington is a town in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census. Flemington was incorporated in 1922 by the West Virginia Circuit Court, and named for James Fleming, an early settler in the area originally from Hampshire County. Flemington town overview: Name: Flemington town LSAD Code: 43 LSAD ... Read more

Elizabeth is a town in and the county seat of Wirt County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 724 as of the 2020 census. Elizabeth town overview: Name: Elizabeth town LSAD Code: 43 LSAD Description: town (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Wirt County Elevation: 646 ft (197 m) Total Area: ... Read more

Flatwoods is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, located approximately one mile from exit 67 of Interstate 79. The population of Flatwoods was 264 as of the 2020 census. Flatwoods town overview: Name: Flatwoods town LSAD Code: 43 LSAD Description: town (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Braxton County Incorporated: 1901; 122 years ago (1901) ... Read more

Eleanor is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. Its population was 1,548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The town, named for Eleanor Roosevelt, was established as a New Deal project in the 1930s like other Franklin D. Roosevelt towns around the ... Read more

Fenwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to and immediately west of Richwood. As of the 2010 census, its population was 116. The town is situated at the bottomland surrounding the mouth of the Big Laurel Creek at its confluence with the Cherry River and has an ... Read more

Gilbert Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from nearby Gilbert Creek. Gilbert Creek CDP overview: Name: Gilbert Creek CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Mingo County Elevation: 1,106 ft (337 m) ... Read more

Ghent /ˈdʒɛnt/ is a census-designated place in Raleigh County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, its population was 457. Ghent CDP overview: Name: Ghent CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: West Virginia County: Raleigh County Elevation: 2,986 ft (910 m) Total Area: 1.612 sq mi (4.18 km²) Land Area: 1.281 sq mi (3.32 km²) ... Read more

Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census. The Kanawha River is formed at Gauley Bridge by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Two miles to the southeast of Gauley Bridge, in Glen Ferris, is Kanawha Falls, a popular stopping point ... Read more

Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 769 at the 2020 census. Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The center of population of West Virginia is located approximately 7 miles ... Read more