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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)
  • Heavener
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
    • 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)
    • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • 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)
  • Hatfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rich Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Mountain Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
  • Bates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bates is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Hodgen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
    • 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)
    • Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros

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 (so far) for Black Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Black Fork post office opened in 1877. The Black Fork post office closed in 1981.

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

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/