Fries, Virginia
Fries, Virginia | |
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Downtown Fries, 2012 | |
Location of Fries, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′56″N 80°58′33″W / 36.71556°N 80.97583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Grayson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) |
| • Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,185 ft (666 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 452 |
• Estimate (2021) | 451 |
| • Density | 699.06/sq mi (269.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24330 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-29920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1483549 |
| Website | Official website |
Fries (pronounced "freeze") is an incorporated town located on the New River in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, 15.5 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the county seat of Independence — in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands and on Virginia's musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road.
Named after prominent cotton mill owner, Francis Henry Fries, the town is noted as the former site of Washington Mill (1903-1989); as one of three end points of the New River Trail State Park and as the host of annual music festivals reflecting its strong bluegrass and country music traditions — with its August Old-Time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention and its September Festival by the New River.