Russell Fork
The Russell Fork is a 51.9-mile-long tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States. Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, in southern Buchanan County at the base of Big A Mountain, and flows northwest into Dickenson County.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Kentucky and Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Russel Fork River”, “Russells Creek”, and “Russells Fork”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden Village and Greasy Creek.
Garden Village
Hamlet
Garden Village is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. Garden Village is situated 1½ miles northwest of Russell Fork.
Greasy Creek
Hamlet
Greasy Creek is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Greasy Creek is situated 3 miles southwest of Russell Fork.
Shelbiana
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Russell Fork
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pike, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.40677° or 37° 24′ 24″ north
Longitude
-82.44015° or 82° 26′ 25″ west
Elevation
669 feet (204 metres)
Open location code
869VCH45+PW
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Russell Fork” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Russell Fork”
- Cebuano: “Russell Fork”
- Venetian: “Russell Fork”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Levisa Junction and Millard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Justice Bottom and Cox Hollow.
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