As the Recreation News team sifted through a few hundred nominations for the Top 10 Small Towns in the Mid-Atlantic feature we’re working on for the April edition, there was one theme that shined: Most of those that made nominations loved a place because of its charm.

Our top nominations for the contest were in Virginia and West Virginia, but each state in our magazine coverage area received some love from residents and visitors alike.

Moving on to round two of voting, scroll down to to see a full list of towns nominated and to cast votes for your favorite.

Make sure to share the contest — the top 10 communities with the most votes at the end of this round will have a special feature section in the April edition of Recreation News!

Here are the nominees:

Delaware

Bethany Beach

Dewey

Delmar

Fenwick Island

Lewes

Rehoboth

Milton

Pennsylvania

Bellefonte

Columbia

Clarion

Indiana

Jim Thorpe

Kane

Ligonier

Lititz

Lock Haven

Meyersdale

Ohiopyle

Saint Marys

Wellsboro

York

Maryland

Antietam

Berlin

Brunswick

Catonsville

Centreville

Cumberland

Ellicott City

Frostburg

Grasonville

Hagerstown

Havre de Grace

Leonardtown

Mount Airy

Oxford

Snowhill

Solomons Island

St. Michaels

Sykesville

Taneytown

Tilghman Island

Urbana

Westminster

West Virginia

Buckhannon

Charlestown

Davis

Elkins

Fairmont

Fayetteville

Harpers Ferry

Hinton

Lansing

Lewisburg

Lost River

Morgantown

Peterstown

Shepherdstown

South Charleston

Thomas

Weston

Wheeling

Virginia

Abingdon

Alleghany Highlands

Bedford

Chincoteague

Clifton Forge

Elkton

Farmville

Floyd

Fredericksburg

Front Royal

Giles

Hot Springs

Harrisonburg

Lovettsville

Marshall

Middleburg

Moneta

Narrows

New Castle

North Beach

Pearisburg

Pembroke

Pocahontas

Rich Creek

Shepherdstown

Staunton

Tazewell

Waterford

Winchester

Wytheville

North Carolina

Southport

Beaufort

Saluda

Littleton

Hendersonville

Boone