Welcome to North Fork ...
So far, we found very little information about North Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Fork, please Contact Us.
North Fork would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of North Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
North Fork was founded in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for North Fork: N. Fork
While the community is gone, the present day location for North Fork is 6,120 feet [1,865 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of North Fork is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where North Fork was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If North Fork still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named North Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named North Fork - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Fork.
Communities near North Fork ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near North Fork.
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Elko County
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Elko County
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Tuscarora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Tuscarora is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscarora <6>
- Mountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Fork. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Fork. See our Newspapers Page for North Fork.
Adding North Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Fork in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the North Fork post office opened in 1889.
We also found North Fork in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |