Regions

The above defined regions are based on the WVU produced West Virginia Tourism Regions Map, and is used to create the regions that are used on the site. When selecting regions for your group, these can be both where you are located and areas that you would either be willing to travel to, service, or normally expect to generate interest from others.

Examples:

  • A Pagan Owned & Operated business that makes house calls would typically choose a more defined geographical area than one that routinely ships products or offers online/digital services.
  • A physical store that customers would visit, should similarly choose a more specific geographical area.
  • An event may attract people from all over the state, but primarily be situated in a general region, combining “Regional: WV & Surrounding Areas” and one or two other regions would adequately describe the region for the event.
  • Main Groups, due to general nature and broad interest, will apply to all of the following regions.

Please consider members of your group and their perspective, when choosing your regions. If you straddle the outer bounds of a region, or are effectively in the corners pocket, it is acceptable to choose multiple near regions.

Regional: All of WV

This covers all, or at least most, of WV, but not the surrounding areas.

Regional: WV & Surrounding Areas

This covers all regions of WV above, as well as the areas of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Regional: Eastern Panhandle

This covers the general areas of Berkley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties and may extend into Maryland.

Regional: Metro Valley

This covers the general areas of Cabel, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam counties and may extend into Ohio.

Regional: Mid-Ohio Valley

This covers the general areas of Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties and may extend into Ohio.

Regional: Mountain Lakes

This covers the general areas of Braxton, Clay, Lewis, Nicholas, Upshur, and Webster counties.

Regional: Mountaineer Country

This covers the general areas of Barbour, Dodridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties and may extend into Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Regional: New River/Greenbrier Valley

This covers the general areas of Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming counties and may extend into Virginia.

Regional: Northern Panhandle

This covers the general areas of Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel counties and may extend into Ohio or Pennsylvania.

Regional: Potomac Highlands

This covers the general areas of Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties and may extend into Virginia.

Regional: Southwestern Mountains

This covers the general areas of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne counties and may extend into Kentucky.