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Published Soil Surveys for West Virginia

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
75 High Street, Room 301
Morgantown, WV 26505-7558
Phone: 304-284-7540
FAX: 304-284-4839

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Barbour and Upshur Counties 1917 No No No No
Barbour County 1968 Yes Yes Yes No
Barbour County Current No No No Yes
Berkeley County 1966 Yes No No No
Berkeley County 2002 Yes Yes Yes No
Berkeley County Current No No No Yes
Boone County 1913 No No No No
Boone County 1994 Yes Yes No No
Boone County Current No No No Yes
Braxton and Clay Counties 1918 No No No No
Braxton County 1997 Yes Yes No No
Braxton County Current No No No Yes
Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties 1974 Yes No No No
Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties Current No No No Yes
Cabell County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Cabell County Current No No No Yes
Calhoun and Roane Counties 1999 No No Yes No
Calhoun and Roane Counties Current No No No Yes
Clarksburg Area 1910 No No No No
Clay County 2005 No No Yes No
Clay County Current No No No Yes
Doddridge County 2005 No No Yes No
Doddridge County Current No No No Yes
Fayette and Raleigh Counties 1975 Yes No No No
Fayette and Raleigh Counties Current No No No Yes
Fayette County 1919 No No No No
Gilmer County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
Gilmer County Current No No No Yes
Grant and Hardy Counties 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Grant and Hardy Counties Current No No No Yes
Grant and Mineral Counties 1922 No No No No
Greenbrier County 1941 No No No No
Greenbrier County 1972 Yes Yes No No
Greenbrier County 2007 No No Yes No
Greenbrier County Current No No No Yes
Hampshire and Mineral Counties Current No No No Yes
Hampshire County 1927 No Yes No No
Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan Counties 1978 Yes Yes No No
Hardy and Pendleton Counties 1930 No No No No
Harrison and Taylor Counties 1980 Yes No No No
Harrison and Taylor Counties Current No No No Yes
Huntington Area 1911 No No No No
Jackson and Mason Counties 1961 Yes No No No
Jackson and Mason Counties 2008 No No Yes No
Jackson and Mason Counties Current No No No Yes
Jefferson County 1973 Yes Yes Yes No
Jefferson County Current No No No Yes
Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties 1916 No No No No
Kanawha County 1912 No No No No
Kanawha County 1981 Yes Yes Yes No
Kanawha County Current No No No Yes
Lewis and Gilmer Counties 1915 No No No No
Lewis County 1995 Yes Yes No No
Lewis County Current No No No Yes
Lincoln County 2007 No No Yes No
Lincoln County Current No No No Yes
Logan and Mingo Counties 1913 No No No No
Logan and Mingo Counties 2008 No No Yes No
Logan and Mingo Counties Current No No No Yes
Marion and Monongalia Counties 1982 Yes Yes Yes No
Marion and Monongalia Counties Current No No No Yes
Marshall County 1960 Yes No No No
Marshall County Current No No No Yes
McDowell and Wyoming Counties 1914 No No No No
McDowell County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
McDowell County Current No No No Yes
Mercer and Summers Counties 1984 Yes No Yes No
Mercer and Summers Counties Current No No No Yes
Mercer County 1923 No No No No
Middlebourne Area 1907 No No No No
Monroe County 1925 No No No No
Monroe County 1965 Yes Yes Yes No
Monroe County Current No No No Yes
Morgan County 2006 No No Yes No
Morgan County Current No No No Yes
Morgantown Area 1911 No No No No
Nicholas County 1920 No No No No
Nicholas County 1992 Yes Yes Yes No
Nicholas County Current No No No Yes
Parkersburg Area 1908 No No No No
Pendleton County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Pendleton County Current No No No Yes
Pleasants and Tyler Counties 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Pleasants and Tyler Counties Current No No No Yes
Pocahontas County 1938 No No No No
Pocahontas County 1998 Yes Yes Yes No
Pocahontas County Current No No No Yes
Point Pleasant Area 1910 No No No No
Preston County 1912 No No No No
Preston County 1959 No Yes Yes No
Preston County Current No No No Yes
Putnam County 1985 Yes Yes Yes No
Putnam County Current No No No Yes
Raleigh County 1914 No No No No
Randolph County 1931 No No No No
Randolph County Area, Main Part 1982 Yes No Yes No
Randolph County Area, Main Part Current No No No Yes
Ritchie County 1986 Yes No Yes No
Ritchie County Current No No No Yes
Spencer Area 1909 No No No No
Summers County 1924 No No No No
Tucker County 1921 No No No No
Tucker County and Northern Randolph County Current No No No Yes
Tucker-Randolph Counties 1967 No Yes Yes No
Upshur County 1905 No No No No
Upshur County 1985 Yes Yes Yes No
Upshur County Current No No No Yes
Wayne County 1999 Yes Yes Yes No
Wayne County Current No No No Yes
Webster County 1918 No No No No
Webster County 1998 Yes Yes Yes No
Webster County Current No No No Yes
Wetzel County 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Wetzel County Current No No No Yes
Wheeling Area 1906 No No No No
Wood and Wirt Counties 1970 Yes No No No
Wood and Wirt Counties Current No No No Yes
Wyoming County 1988 Yes Yes No No
Wyoming County Current No No No Yes