About the Virginias
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a southeastern state on the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. Virginia is bordered by Maryland and the District of Columbia to the northeast, by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and by Kentucky to the west, and West Virginia to the north and west.
Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the Commonwealth with Norfolk and Chesapeake as second and third. Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. Nearby Leesburg is the county seat of Loudoun County, and is the fast-growing in the United States. Also in the area is Arlington County, which was originally part of the District of Columbia. The neighboring city of Alexandria has a historic seaport.
Roanoke is the largest city in western Virginia while Suffolk, which includes a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, is the largest city geographically. Virginia's Historic Triangle, including Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
The Ritchie Law Firm serves the Commonwealth of Virginia with offices located in Harrisonburg, Staunton, Winchester, and Charlottesville. Harrisonburg is the principal city of Rockingham County and is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University. Staunton, and nearby Waynesboro, are situated in Augusta County. Staunton is known for being the birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson and the home of Mary Baldwin College. Winchester is the county seat of Frederick County and is part of the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Northern Virginia, West Virginia statistical area. Winchester is home to Shenandoah University. Charlottesville is the county seat of Albemarle County and is the principal city of the Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson County areas. Charlottesville has been ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. It is perhaps best known as the home of the University of Virginia and home to three U.S. Presidents, including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.
Independent Cities of Virginia
Alexandria, Bedford, Bristol, Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Covington, Danville, Emporia, Fairfax, Falls Church, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Galax, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, Lexington, Lynchburg Manassas, Manassas Park, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Norton, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester
Important Counties in Virginia
Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Highland, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King & Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, Wise, Wythe, York
West Virginia
West Virginia is located in the Appalachian region of the United States. West Virginia is known for its great natural beauty, its logging and mining industries, and its outdoor activities such as skiing, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, and hunting.
West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north; by Ohio to the north and west; by Kentucky to the west; by Maryland to the north and east; and by Virginia to the east and south. The Ohio and Potomac rivers form parts of the boundaries. The state's Northern Panhandle and North-Central region feel an affinity for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Those in the Eastern Panhandle feel a connection with the Washington, D.C. area and the suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. The towns and farms along the mid-Ohio River have an appearance resembling the Midwest.
West Virginia
is crossed by several interstate highways.
Interstate 64 goes through the state near White Sulphur Springs in the
east and exits into Kentucky in the west, near
Huntington. Interstate 77 crosses into West
Virginia from Virginia in the
south, near Bluefield. It then runs north past Parkersburg
before it crosses into Ohio. Interstate 64 and Interstate 77 merged into a
toll road known as the West Virginia Turnpike.
The Turnpike runs from east of Charleston
south to the exit for Princeton. Interstate 68 ends in Morgantown,
running east into Maryland. At the Interstate 68 terminus, it meets I-79,
briefly runs through West Virginia, crossing
the northern panhandle into Wheeling. Interstate 81 also runs briefly through West Virginia's Eastern
Panhandle where it goes through Martinsburg.
The Ritchie Law Firm serves West Virginia with an office in Martinsburg, which is located in Berkeley County. Berkeley County is the second oldest county in West Virginia. Martinsburg, the county seat, was founded in 1778 by General Adam Stephen who named it in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin.
Counties in West Virginia
Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming