Located in Franklin County
Henry Fork offers a quiet community with smaller homes that sell for a comparatively lower price. Part of Franklin County, the area known as the “moonshine capital of the world” thanks to national attention it received from a federal trial held in 1935 during America’s Prohibition. The county still embraces and celebrates its moonshining history with events like the annual Moonshine Express and Moonshine Heritage Month in April.
Homebuyers can find Cape Cods and ranch-style homes built primarily between 1950 and 1980. Houses that don’t sit along Henry Fork’s main roads sit on dead end streets that weave through the area’s forest. Most properties have driveways for vehicles, but there are only a few houses with garages. Due to Henry Fork’s smaller home styles, properties are at a comparatively lower price than the rest of the county. Houses typically sell for $150,000 to $300,000.
Students may start at Lee M. Waid Elementary, which gets a B-plus from Niche, before going to Benjamin Franklin Middle, which also receives a B-plus. Franklin County High gets a B-plus too and offers over 30 after-school clubs.
Commuters can take U.S. Route 220 north 25 miles to get to Roanoke. Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital is 3 miles north. The closest airport, Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional, is 32 miles away.
Just south on Route 220, Willow Creek Country Club has a 9-hole golf course. There’s tennis courts and fishing access for Woody Lake 3 miles south. Waid Recreation Park is also 12 miles away with sports facilities and 15 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails.
Locals can head 4 miles north to Rocky Mount for stores like Walmart, Kroger and Lowe’s Home Improvement. The Rocky Mount Farmers’ Market is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays with fresh, local produce, plants and home goods. There are also fast-food chains and locally owned eateries like Hema's Italian Restaurant, which has been serving staples like stromboli and pizza since 1999.
Franklin County’s annual Moonshine Express festival is held toward the end of April at Franklin County High School. The event features local vendors, live music and carnival games. There’s also Rocky Mount Fest, a free music festival that takes place in September at Citizen Square.
Interested in learning more about homes in this area? Reach out to , an experienced agent in this area.
Billy Kingery
MOUNTAIN TO LAKE REALTY
(540) 590-5830
415 Total Sales
13
$2K - $750K Price Range
Jessica Perdue
MKB, REALTORS
(540) 590-5855
83 Total Sales
2
$102K - $218K Price Range
Brad Thomas
MOUNTAIN VIEW REAL ESTATE LLC
(540) 900-1493
646 Total Sales
1
$41,000 Price
Pat Bailey
CB SALES AND RENTALS INC
(540) 516-4280
103 Total Sales
1
$126,000 Price
Bob Parcell
MOUNTAIN TO LAKE REALTY
(540) 352-4759
215 Total Sales
8
$13K - $255K Price Range
Angie McGhee
MKB, REALTORS(r) - FRANKLIN CO
(540) 302-5135
562 Total Sales
13
$15K - $750K Price Range
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