geographic location geographic location South Atlantic Division State of West Virginia A state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast. The capital and largest city is Charleston. GAZ GAZ:00004414 GNISID:01779805 INCITS38:54 ISO3166-2:US-WV WV West Virginia