Forks of Waters (formerly Strait Creek) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Highland County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, United States.
Forks of Waters is located approximately northeast of
Monterey, Virginia at the junction of
U.S. Route 220 and Virginia State Route 642.
Forks of Waters is so named due to the convergence of the Strait Creek with the
South Branch Potomac River
The South Branch Potomac River has its River source, headwaters in northwestern Highland County, Virginia, near Hightown, Virginia, Hightown along the eastern edge of the Allegheny Front. After a river distance of ,U.S. Geological Survey. Nationa ...
near the community.
After passing through Forks of Waters, the South Branch Potomac River enters
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
approximately to the northeast.
References
Unincorporated communities in Highland County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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