Type File Geodatabase Feature Class
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) published in 2002 a vector polygon GIS data layer created by digitizing the county boundary lines depicted in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 scale topographic quadrangle series maps. This data set provides a visual computer representation of the authoritative county boundary source.
The West Virginia State Code states that the boundary lines between the counties of the state are sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (1:24,000 scale) topographic quadrangle maps. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) digitized county boundary lines off of USGS 1:24,000-scale Digital Raster Graphics (DRG, scanned topographic maps), and published the "24k" county boundary in January 2002.
County boundary lines rarely change, and any changes made will be only as a result of court orders or similar actions by similar authorities. The Circuit Court of Lincoln County handed down such an order in April of 2016. A formerly straight portion of the boundary between Lincoln and Logan counties near Harts, WV now follows the low water mark of the Guyandotte River between 38.007447 N, 82.071527 W, and 38.009450 N, 82.064067 W.
The WVGISTC revised the Lincoln / Logan GIS boundary features in 2022 according to the court order of 2016 and including the two reference points stated in the order. The WVGISTC also reviewed the boundaries of all 55 WV counties and corrected areas of significant deviation from the "24K" DRG boundary lines.
U.S. Geological Survey, WV Department of Environmental Protection, West Virginia GIS Technical Center
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Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:50,000 |
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:625,000 |
U.S. Geological Survey, WV Department of Environmental Protection, West Virginia GIS Technical Center
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The WV Department of Environmental Protection digitized county boundary lines from USGS 1:24,000 scale topo quadrangle maps in 2002. The WV GIS Technical Center updated the vector features in 2022 to incorporate a 2016 court-ordered revision in Lincoln and Logan counties, and to correct significant discrepancies between the vector and original raster source.
Vector digital representation of ground features
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County Name
U.S. Geological Survey
Names of counties in the state
Internal feature number.
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Two-digit FIPS code for West Virginia (54)
FIPS
FIPS code for U.S. state
Five-digit state-county FIPS code for county, e.g. 54069 for West Virginia (54), Ohio County (069)
FIPS
County FIPS code
WV DEP internal processing ID
WV DEP
Internal ID
WV DEP internal processing ID
WV DEP
Internal ID
Feature geometry.
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Coordinates defining the features.
Length of county outine
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County perimeter length
Length of feature in internal units.
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Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Area of feature in internal units squared.
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Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.