Sinks Grove is an unincorporated community in

Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe: * Monroe County, Alabama *Monroe County, Arkansas * Monroe County, Florida * Monroe County, Georgia *Monroe County, Illinois *Monroe County, Indian ...

, West Virginia, United States. Sinks Grove is located on West Virginia Route 3, north of Union. Sinks Grove has a post office with ZIP code 24976.ZIP Code Lookup
/ref> The "sinks" in Sinks Grove refers to the many dolines or sinkholes throughout the community.

was once called "The Land of Sinks" for this effect of its heavily

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

ic geology. Sinks Grove is part of the Second Creek

watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...

, draining into the Greenbrier River and then into the New River.

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Sinks Grove Community photos
Sinks Grove WV 2022c

Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, West Virginia {{MonroeCountyWV-geo-stub