Western Virginia is a geographic region in Virginia comprising the Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia . Generally, areas in Virginia located west of, or (in many cases) within, the piedmont region are considered part of western Virginia.
5-516: Carpenter Creek in western Virginia , now known as Potts Creek , was shown on a map of the area drawn by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson in 1751 and printed in 1755, and so called in the text of Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia" that he prepared in the 1780s. Carpenter's Creek is also shown as such on John Ballendine's map of the James River published c1772 and Thomas Hutchins' map of
10-725: The Jackson River in western Virginia. Via the Jackson River, it is part of the James River watershed, flowing to Chesapeake Bay . The creek rises in Monroe County, West Virginia , south of Waiteville , and flows northeast through Craig County and Alleghany County in Virginia, joining the Jackson River at Covington . 37°45′12″N 79°59′52″W / 37.7532°N 79.9977°W / 37.7532; -79.9977 Western Virginia The United States District Court for
15-509: The Western District of Virginia covers most of the state's land area, and includes most cities and counties in central and southern Virginia . By this definition, nearly all places in the state located west of the coastal plain , would be considered western Virginia. The Crooked Road celebrates the musical heritage of this region. This article about a location in Virginia is
20-517: The name Potts Creek was in common use by the late 1790s. Carpenter's Creek received its name from Joseph Carpenter , who on June 1, 1750, received a patent from the British Crown for 782 acres (3.16 km) of land on the south side of the Big Bend of Jackson's River ( Jackson River (Virginia) ) where the creek flows into the river. Present day Potts Creek is a 46-mile-long (74 km) tributary of
25-423: The western regions of Virginia published in 1778. The creek later acquired the name Potts Creek from a settler who lived further up the valley at the headwaters of the creek on Potts Mountain. The Carpenter name persisted in occasional use through at least 1784, when in a report to George Washington it was confused with Dunlap's Creek, and a grant was identified as located on Carpenter's "River" on July 1, 1793, but
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