North Carolina shares its northernmost border with Virginia. The border extends from the northeast coast of North Carolina to the most northeasterly point of Tennessee. The state has an area of 53,819 square miles and a population of more than 8 million. Of its numerous counties, 15 are on the border with Virginia, including Ashe, Stokes and Granville. North Carolina became a state on November 21, 1789.
Tennessee shares a small portion of its most northeastern border with southwestern Virginia. Of the state's numerous counties, five border Virginia. They are Claiborne, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan and Johnson. Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. It has an area of 42,143 square miles and a population of just under 6 million.
Kentucky shares part of its southeastern border with Virginia's most western range. Of Kentucky's numerous counties, only four share a border with Virginia: Bell, Harlan, Letcher and Pike. Kentucky became a state on June 1, 1792, has an area of 40,409 square miles and a population of just more than 4 million.
West Virginia shares a long boundary with Virginia's northernmost borders. Of West Virginia's many counties, 12 have borders with Virginia, ranging from Mingo in the south of the state to Jefferson in the northeast. Originally part of Virginia, West Virginia became a state during the Civil War on June 20, 1863. It has an area of 24,240 square miles and a population of almost 2 million.
Maryland is mainly separated from Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. The two states do share a small land border in southeast Maryland near Somerset and Worcester counties. Virginia's Accomack County is on the southern borders of these two counties. Maryland achieved statehood on April 28, 1788, has an area of 12,407 square miles and a population of more than 5 1/2 million.
