Welcome to Cherry Fork ...

The village of Cherry Fork is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Cherry Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Fork: Cherry Frk.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cherry Fork had a population of 155 people.<3> (see below for details).

Cherry Fork is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cherry Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cherry Fork lies within the (937) area code.

Communities near Cherry Fork ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cherry Fork.

• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Mount Orab
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <5>
• West Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Peebles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <5>
• Ripley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Sardinia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <5>
• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cherry Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherry Fork.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cherry 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 Cherry Fork.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Cherry Fork.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Fork ...

Looking for more information about Cherry Fork? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cherry Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cherry Fork.

Adding Cherry Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry 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 Cherry Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cherry Fork post office opened in 1837.

We also found Cherry Fork in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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