THE RANDOLPH COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Forested Hills and Mountains setting.
Randolph County has 1,039.7 square miles of land in West Virginia. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Randolph County: Forested Hills and Mountains, Northern Dissected Ridges and Knobs, Northern Shale Valleys.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Randolph County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Forested Hills and Mountains47.2%
- Northern Dissected Ridges and Knobs46.2%
- Northern Shale Valleys6.6%
Ridge and Valley in Randolph County
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Randolph County
The atlas lists 16 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Randolph County, including Elkins, Pickens, Helvetia. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Randolph County by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Randolph County, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Randolph County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Randolph County has 989.2 times the land area of nearby East Dailey CDP (1.05 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Barbour County, Grant County, Pendleton County, Pocahontas County, Tucker County, Upshur County, Webster County within West Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

