Welcome to Muddy Fork ...

Muddy Fork is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of Muddy 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 Muddy Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Muddy Fork: Muddy Frk.

Muddy Fork is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Muddy Fork: (870)

Communities Also Named Muddy Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Muddy Fork - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Muddy Fork ...

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

• Nashville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Murfreesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Mineral Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
• Dierks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
  • Dierks is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <4>
• Lockesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
  • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Daisy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Grandfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
  • Grandfield is located in Pike County
• Nathan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
  • Nathan is located in Pike County
• Newhope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
  • Newhope is located in Pike County
• Corinth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Howard County

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 Muddy Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muddy Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muddy Fork ...

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

Adding Muddy Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muddy 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 Muddy Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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