Is there East Virginia?

Virginia saw itself as the real Virginia, and renaming itself as East Virginia would have undercut its claim that West Virginia was an illegitimate breakaway province. On the other hand, there is a really great traditional folk song titled, "East Virginia," with versions by Joan Baez among many others. read more

In the end, West Virginia included only three Shenandoah Valley Counties - and the southwestern Virginia counties within the Valley and Ridge province stayed with "old" Virginia, due to the influence of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. read more

There is no East Virginia because it has always been called just "Virginia." It's likely that there will never be an East Virginia unless the Eastern portion of Virginia becomes its own state. Then there would be a West Virginia, Virginia, and East Virginia. read more