Welcome to Coal Fork ...

Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The location of Coal 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 Coal Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Coal Fork: Coal Frk.

Coal Fork is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Coal Fork: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Coal Fork ...

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

• Charleston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Nitro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Montgomery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Clendenin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <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 Coal Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Fork ...

Looking for more information about Coal 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 Coal Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal Fork.

Adding Coal Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coal Fork post office opened in 1910.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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