Appalachian Virginia Counties and Cities

as designated by Ann Dewitt Watts’s Terrain map (Southeastern Geographer, 1978), plus counties and cities designated by John Alexander Williams’s Loosely Constructed definition (Journal of Appalachian Studies, 1996). This combination is one of the most inclusive definitions of Appalachian Virginia available.

Albemarle
Alleghany
Amherst
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Bristol City
Buchanan
Buena Vista City
Carroll
Charlottesville City
Clarke

Covington City
Craig
Culpeper
Dickenson
Fauquier
Floyd
Franklin
Frederick
Galax City
Giles
Grayson
Greene
Harrisonburg City
Highland

Lee
Lexington City
Loudoun
Madison
Montgomery
Nelson
Norton City
Page
Patrick
Pulaski
Radford City
Rappahannock
Roanoke
Roanoke City

Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russell
Salem City
Scott
Shenandoah
Smyth
Staunton City
Tazewell
Warren
Washington
Waynesboro City
Winchester City
Wise
Wythe