Ohio County, West Virginia

Ohio County is a county in West Virginia. It was created in 1776. It was named for the Ohio River which forms its western border.  West Liberty (formerly Black's Cabin) was the county seat from 1777 to 1797.  The city of Wheeling, West Virginia has been the county seat since then. As of 2020, 42,425 people lived there.

Ohio County is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area.

Bordering counties
Brooke County (north)
Washington County, Pennsylvania (east)
Marshall County (south)
Belmont County, Ohio (west)
Jefferson County, Ohio (northwest)

Ohio County is one of four US counties to border the state with whom it shares its name (the others are Nevada County, California, Texas County, Oklahoma, and Delaware County, Pennsylvania).

References

Category:West Virginia counties
Category:1776 establishments in the United States