Bacova Junction is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Bath County, Virginia
Bath County is a United States county on the central western border of the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,209, the second-least populous county in Virginia. Bath's county ...
, in the United States.
Bacova Junction is situated west of
Hot Springs
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
, and
Virginia State Route 615
State Route 615 (SR 615) in the U.S. state of Virginia is a secondary route designation applied to multiple discontinuous road segments among the many counties. The list below describes the sections in each county that are designated SR 615.
Lis ...
and
Virginia State Route 687 converge at the community. Historically, Bacova Junction was known for its timber industry.
History
Bacova Junction was known historically as Grose. Grose house, known as Thornhill House, still exists and is situated at Queen Springs, along Cowardin Run, near the community. The Warwickton plantation was built by Judge James Woods Warwick in the 1850s. The house was restored by Ron and Pam Stidham in the 1890s.
Geography
Bacova Junction is situated southeast of
Harrisonburg, west of
Hot Springs
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and north of
Callison
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.
Virginia State Route 615
State Route 615 (SR 615) in the U.S. state of Virginia is a secondary route designation applied to multiple discontinuous road segments among the many counties. The list below describes the sections in each county that are designated SR 615.
Lis ...
and
Virginia State Route 687 converge at the community.
[Google Maps]
Google The community lies at an altitude of .
Economy
Bacova Junction lay along the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and was known for its timber production, with over 30,000 acres in the vicinity.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Bath County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia