West Virginia Gazetteers

Many place names can be found in:


 * Comstock, Jim F. The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Richwood, West Virginia: Comstock, 1976. 25 Volumes..

Other sources of information about places in West Virginia are:


 * Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Virginia and West Virginia. 1904. Reprint. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975..


 * Kenny, Hamill T. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Piedmont, W.Va.: Place Names Press, 1945.

Websites
West Virginia State Archives

Library of Congress Map Collection

University of Texas West Virginia Map Collection

Bibliography of West Virginia Gazetteers