Forks of Waters, Virginia

Forks of Waters, Virginia
Forks of Waters, Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Aerial view of Forks of Waters. The South Branch Potomac River flows diagonally across the image.
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	Coordinates: 38°28′56″N 79°30′31″W / 38.48222°N 79.50861°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Highland
Elevation	2,313 ft (705 m)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24465
GNIS feature ID	1483492

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 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.
^ "Forks of Waters, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Morton, Oren Frederic (1911). A History of Highland County, Virginia. Published by the author. p. 13.

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[gnis-1] "Forks of Waters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[GeoNameForm-2] "Domestic Geographic Name Report Form - Forks of Waters, Virginia". U.S. Department of the Interior Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[map-3] "Forks of Waters, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

[history-4] Morton, Oren Frederic (1911). A History of Highland County, Virginia. Published by the author. p. 13.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Monterey
Town	Monterey	Map of Virginia highlighting Highland County
CDP	McDowell
Other communities	Bethel Blue Grass Bolar‡ Clover Creek Doe Hill Forks of Waters Hardscrabble Head Waters Hightown Liberty Meadowdale Mill Gap Mustoe New Hampden Palo Alto Patna Possum Trot Sirons Mill Trimble Vanderpool
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Forks of Waters, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Aerial view of Forks of Waters. The South Branch Potomac River flows diagonally across the image.
Forks of Waters Show map of Virginia Forks of Waters Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°28′56″N 79°30′31″W / 38.48222°N 79.50861°W / 38.48222; -79.50861
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Highland
Elevation	2,313 ft (705 m)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24465
GNIS feature ID	1483492^[1]