Welcome to Laurel Fork ...

Laurel Fork is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Laurel 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 Laurel Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Laurel Fork: Laurel Frk.

Laurel Fork is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Laurel Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Laurel Fork lies within the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Laurel Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laurel Fork - they are located in Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Fork.

Communities near Laurel Fork ...

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

• Mount Airy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Hillsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
• Stuart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Floyd
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Gladesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
  • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
• Meadows of Dan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <4>
• Ararat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Ararat is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <4>
• Carters Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
  • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
• Dugspur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugspur
  • Dugspur is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugspur <4>
• Fancy Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Gap
  • Fancy Gap is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fancy Gap <4>

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 Laurel Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Fork ...

Looking for more information about Laurel 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurel Fork, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel Fork.

Adding Laurel Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel 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 Laurel Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Laurel Fork post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/