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Welcome to Big Fork ...

Big Fork is located in Leslie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Big Fork is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Big Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Big Fork: 606

Communities Also Named Big Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Fork - they are located in Arkansas, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Fork ...

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

  • Hazard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Benham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hyden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vicco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Wallins Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Fork ...

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

Adding Big Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big 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 Big Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Big Fork post office opened in 1938. The Big Fork post office closed in 1971.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Leslie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big 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/