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Henry Fork Virginia Map

Explore Henry Fork, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Henry Fork, Virginia

How to Use This Henry Fork, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Henry Fork, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Henry Fork.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityHenry Fork
StateVirginia (VA)
CountyFranklin County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.966251
Longitude-79.870311
Population1,120
Density158.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code24151
Area Code276, 540
County SeatRocky Mount
School DistrictFranklin County Public Schools

About Henry Fork, Virginia

Henry Fork is a locality in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,120. The population density is 158.9 people per km². Henry Fork is located at 36.9663°N, 79.8703°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24151.

Henry Fork unfolds across a landscape of quiet, persistent clay, where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 19.0 miles north of Martinsville, VA (from Martinsville, VA: bearing 0°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south-southeast of Rocky Mount. The Pigg River traces a slow, deliberate path through the lowlands, its waters cutting through the red soil with a rhythmic persistence that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into modest, wooded ridges, providing a backdrop of muted greens and browns that shift in clarity as the light leans toward dusk. Lynch Park offers a deliberate pause in the terrain, a space where the dense canopy of local timber softens the wind and provides a sanctuary for the stillness that characterizes the air here, far removed from the clamor of the coast.

Henry Fork sustains a rhythm dictated by the land, echoing a lineage of hard-wrought agriculture and the methodical labor of those who first cleared these woods. The local economy persists in the quiet endurance of small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the fields, maintaining a pace that favors observation over haste. While the distant, shimmering expanse of the Appalachian Mountains defines the horizon, the everyday life of Henry Fork is anchored to the immediate cycles of the seasons and the steady flow of the Pigg River. Those who seek to traverse the wider region often look toward the paths found at Casters Trail, yet the residents find their own measure of time in the simple, unbroken horizon and the clear, cold water of Jones Pond, which remains a quiet constant in the periphery of their daily concerns.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lynch Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 319° NW
  • Bald Knob State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 355° N
  • Franklin County Recreation Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 155° SE
  • Grassy Hill State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 312° NW
  • Blue Ridge Farm Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 251° W
  • Caboose (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 338° N
  • Booker T. Washington National Monument (National Monument) — 12.3 mi, 037° NE · 244 acres
  • Westlake Cinema (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Pine Spur Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 288° W
  • Fairy Stone State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 219° SW
  • Smith Mountain Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 229° SW
  • JB Fishburn Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 349° N
  • Roanoke Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 347° N
  • Roanoke Star (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 350° N
  • Merrill Gainer Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 343° N
  • Dan Wright Memorial (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 342° N
  • Patrick Henry Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 166° S
  • Roanoke Pinball Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 350° N
  • O. Winston Link Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 350° N
  • Norfolk Southern 8661 (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
  • Jupiter Missile (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 349° N
  • Poor Mountain (State Wilderness) — 22.2 mi, 329° NW
  • Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished) (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 003° N
  • One Clear View (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 262° W
  • Sun Music Hall (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 261° W
  • Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 28.7 mi, 000° N · 733k acres
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 28.8 mi, 354° N · 110k acres
  • Brush Mountain East Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.6 mi, 328° NW · 3,745 acres
  • Brush Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.7 mi, 321° NW · 4,795 acres

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About This Henry Fork Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henry Fork, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.966251, -79.870311. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Henry Fork includes the ZIP code (24151), telephone area code (276, 540), county seat of Franklin County (Rocky Mount), and school district assignment (Franklin County Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.