{| |- | At one time they were a single state. When Virginia succeeded from the Union at the start of the Civil War they split. West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863. |}
Virginia
The usual date of statehood is considered to be the ratification of the US Constitution which Virginia did on June 26, 1788.
Ohio is directly west of west Virginia and Kentucky is southwest of west Virginia
Take a look at a map- parts of Virginia are west of the state of West Virginia. It's also simple because it said West Virginia.