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Welcome to Forks of Coal ...Forks of Coal is located in Kanawha County<1>. The location of Forks of Coal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Forks of Coal, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Forks of Coal is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Forks of Coal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Forks of Coal: (304) and (681)<4> Communities near Forks of Coal ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forks of Coal.
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 Forks of Coal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forks of Coal. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forks of Coal. 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 Forks of Coal. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forks of Coal. See our Newspapers Page for Forks of Coal. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forks of Coal ...Looking for more information about Forks of Coal? 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 Forks of Coal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forks of Coal. Adding Forks of Coal to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Forks of Coal 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 Forks of Coal was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Forks of Coal. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forks of Coal. 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/ Footnotes ...
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