Washington, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Ohio River in Wood County, takes its name from Washington Bottom, a flats on the river formerly owned by George Washington. E. I. du Pont de Nemours ...

Leon, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Kanawha River in Mason County at the mouth of Thirteenmile Creek, was platted in 1840 by Benjamin Byram and was incorporated in 1872. Leon was called ...

Matewan, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Tug River in Mingo County, was founded in 1897 and named for Matewan, New York, the hometown of the engineer who platted it. In 1920, the battle to ...

Brooke County, , West Virginia (WV) in the northern panhandle, was created in 1797 and named for Virginia governor Robert Brooke.

Beverly, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Tygart Valley River in Randolph County, was chartered in 1790 and named for Beverly Randolph, the mother of Edmund Randolph, who served as the governor ...

Sistersville, West Virginia (WV), a community in Tyler County, was established in 1815, incorporated in 1839, and named for sisters Sarah and Delilah Wells, who owned the land on which the town is ...

Gilbert Creek, WV, a community in Mingo County, is situated along Gilbert Creek, the name of which was derived from that of a traveler killed nearby by Native Americans. Gilbert Creek is located ...

Bethlehem, WV (West Virginia), a town in Ohio County, was chartered in 1846. The community is situated on a ridge between the valleys of the Ohio River and Wheeling Creek. BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Le ...

Rhodell, West Virginia (WV), a community in Raleigh County, was platted in 1907, incorporated in 1937, and named for I. J. Rhodes, a prominent coal operator in the region. Rhodell is situated at the ...

Rainelle, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1913 and named for brothers John and Thomas Raine, owners of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

Enterprise is located on highway US-19 approximately 14 miles north of Clarksburg, West Virginia, and 10 miles southwest of Fairmont, West Virginia. BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Le Sage Natural Water, of ...

Paw Paw, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Potomac River in Morgan County, was settled in 1800, but was not incorporated until 1891. It became the trading center for the Little Cacapon River ...