Welcome to Dryfork ...

Dryfork is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Dryfork is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dryfork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Dryfork is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dryfork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dryfork: 479

The ZIP code for Dryfork: 72616<3>

Communities Also Named Dryfork ...

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

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

Communities near Dryfork ...

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

• Berryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berryville
  • From Dryfork to Berryville
• Green Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Forest
  • From Dryfork to Green Forest
• Huntsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntsville
  • From Dryfork to Huntsville
• Jasper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Alpena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Rudd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
  • Rudd is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rudd
  • From Dryfork to Rudd
• Marble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Madison County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marble
  • From Dryfork to Marble
• Metalton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
  • Metalton is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Metalton
  • From Dryfork to Metalton
• Osage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Osage
  • From Dryfork to Osage
• Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <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 Dryfork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dryfork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dryfork ...

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

Adding Dryfork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dryfork post office opened in 1874.

We also found Dryfork on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dryfork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/