Fork Union, Virginia

Fork Union, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Fork Union
Fork Union

Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia

Coordinates: 37°45′48″N 78°15′44″W / 37.76333°N 78.26222°W / 37.76333; -78.26222Coordinates: 37°45′48″N 78°15′44″W / 37.76333°N 78.26222°W / 37.76333; -78.26222
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 formerly 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.

Fork Union's drive-in

Melrose and Western View are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fork Union, Virginia
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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