Welcome to Black Fork ...
Black Fork is located in Scott County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Black Fork: Black Frk.
Black Fork is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Black Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Black Fork: 479
Communities Also Named Black Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Black Fork - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Fork.
Communities near Black Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Fork.
- Mena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
- Mena is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <3>
- Heavener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
- Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <3>
- Howe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <3>
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <3>
- Rich Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Mountain Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Bates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hodgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <3>
- Petros
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
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 Black Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black 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 Black Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Black Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Fork ...
Looking for more information about Black 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 Black Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Fork.
Adding Black Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Black 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 Black Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Black Fork post office opened in 1877.
We also found Black Fork on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |