South Fork New River
The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the eastern and central portions of Watauga County and then Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina, passing through the town of Boone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the state of North Carolina, United States
- Historically known as: “Middle Fork New River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mouth of Wilson and Piney Creek.
Mouth of Wilson
Hamlet
Mouth of Wilson is an unincorporated community, in Grayson County in the U.S. state of Virginia, just north of the North Carolina state line. The community lies in the Blue Ridge Highlands section of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are part of what is considered the 'Middle Appalachian Mountains' on the western banks of the New River, where the Big Wilson Creek empties its waters. Mouth of Wilson is situated 3 miles north of South Fork New River.
Piney Creek
Hamlet
Piney Creek is an unincorporated community located in Piney Creek Township, Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. Piney Creek is situated 3½ miles east of South Fork New River.
Fox
Hamlet
Fox is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Route 58 and State Route 711. Fox has a cemetery, the Fox Union Cemetery, located on Fox Creek Road. Fox is situated 5 miles northeast of South Fork New River.
South Fork New River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ashe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“South Fork New River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “South Fork New”
- Cebuano: “South Fork New River”
- French: “South Fork New River”
- German: “South Fork New River”
- Spanish: “South Fork New River”
- Venetian: “South Fork New”
- Welsh: “Afon South Fork New”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Fork New River and Jacks Bottom.
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