Welcome to Burning Fork ...
Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County<1>.
The location of Burning Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burning Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
A typical abbreviation for Burning Fork: Burning Frk.
Burning Fork is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Burning Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Burning Fork is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.
Communities near Burning Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burning Fork.
- Paintsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
- Prestonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Marshallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Painters Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gypsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin 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 Burning Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burning Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burning 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 Burning Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burning Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Burning Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burning Fork ...
Looking for more information about Burning 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 Burning Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burning Fork.
Adding Burning Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burning 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 Burning Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Burning Fork post office opened in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burning Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burning Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burning Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |