Virginia–West Virginia boundary

E170606

interstate boundary state border of the United States

The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
West Virginia–Virginia border	2
Virginia–West Virginia boundary canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interstate boundary ⓘ state border of the United States ⓘ
adjacentTo	West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ surface form: Kentucky–Virginia boundary at the Big Sandy River Kentucky–West Virginia boundary at the Big Sandy River ⓘ Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) ⓘ surface form: Maryland–West Virginia boundary at the Potomac River
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Allegheny Front ⓘ Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
dateOfSignificantEvent	1863 ⓘ
endPoint	tripoint of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky on the Big Sandy River ⓘ
establishedBy	Virginia state legislation ⓘ West Virginia state legislation ⓘ acts of the United States Congress ⓘ
follows	Allegheny Mountains ⓘ Appalachian Plateau ⓘ Big Sandy River ⓘ Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ Cumberland Mountains ⓘ New River ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Tug Fork ⓘ ridge lines ⓘ
hasDispute	boundary between Berkeley County and Virginia ⓘ boundary between Jefferson County and Virginia ⓘ interpretation of Civil War–era county transfers ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext	American Civil War ⓘ creation of West Virginia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionalConsequence	allocation of law enforcement authority ⓘ allocation of mineral rights ⓘ allocation of tax authority ⓘ
hasPhysicalForm	ridge crests ⓘ river thalwegs ⓘ survey markers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalAuthority	United States Supreme Court cases ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of the United States decisions
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Eastern United States ⓘ
partlyDefinedBy	county lines ⓘ watershed divides ⓘ
partOf	borders of Virginia ⓘ borders of West Virginia ⓘ
separates	Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
significantEvent	admission of West Virginia as a U.S. state ⓘ
startPoint	tripoint of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland on the Potomac River ⓘ
usedFor	defining congressional districts ⓘ defining judicial jurisdictions ⓘ defining state legislative districts ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) → adjacentTo → Virginia–West Virginia boundary ⓘ

Opequon Creek watershed → crossesPoliticalBoundary → Virginia–West Virginia boundary ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Virginia–Virginia border

Bluefield micropolitan area → borderStraddling → Virginia–West Virginia boundary ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Virginia–Virginia border