The state of West Virginia includes all the territory formerly belonging to the state of Virginia and now comprising the following counties, to wit: 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 and Wyoming.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 1. The State and Its Subdivisions
Article 1. Limits and Jurisdiction
§1-1-1. Counties Comprising State of West Virginia
§1-1-2. Jurisdiction Over Rivers
§1-1-3. Acquisition of Lands by United States; Jurisdiction
§1-1-4. Execution of Process and Other Jurisdiction as to Land Acquired by United States