Some of the cities, towns, and places in Ritchie County are Auburn, Berea, Brohard, Burnt House, Cairo, Ellenboro, Fonzo, Harrisville, Macfarlan, Pennsboro, Petroleum, Pullman, Smithville
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.