Forks of Waters, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

38°28′56″N 79°30′31″W / 38.48222°N 79.50861°W / 38.48222; -79.50861CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyHighlandElevation

2,313 ft (705 m)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP codes

24465

GNIS feature ID1483492^[1]

Forks of Waters (formerly Strait Creek) is an unincorporated community located in Highland County, Virginia, United States.^[1] Forks of Waters is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Monterey, Virginia at the junction of U.S. Route 220 and Virginia State Route 642.^[2]^[3] Forks of Waters is so named due to the convergence of the Strait Creek with the South Branch Potomac River near the community.^[2]^[4] After passing through Forks of Waters, the South Branch Potomac River enters West Virginia approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northeast.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Forks of Waters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Domestic Geographic Name Report Form - Forks of Waters, Virginia". U.S. Department of the Interior Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ Google (December 23, 2013). "Forks of Waters, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Morton, Oren Frederic (1911). A History of Highland County, Virginia. Published by the author. p. 13.