Fork Union, Virginia
| Fork Union | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Fork Union Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′48″N 78°15′44″W / 37.76333°N 78.26222°WCoordinates: 37°45′48″N 78°15′44″W / 37.76333°N 78.26222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fluvanna |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 23055 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1496900[1] |
Fork Union is an unincorporated community in southern Fluvanna County, Virginia, along U.S. Highway 15. Its ZIP code is 23055; the population within that ZIP code was 1148 according to the 2000 Census. It is known mainly as the home of Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union Animal Clinic and Fork Union Motor Lodge, and also had one of the few surviving drive-in theatres in Virginia (1.5 miles south of town in an area known as Weber City). Fork Union is also home to a post office, a bank, and a small grocery store, formerly an IGA. The Village of Fork Union is the location of Fluvanna County's only Presbyterian congregation, Fork Union Presbyterian Church. The James River is just a few miles from Fork Union.
Melrose and Western View are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fork Union, Virginia
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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