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Welcome to Road Fork ...

Road Fork is located in Morgan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Road Fork: Road Frk.

Road Fork is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Road Fork: 606

Communities Also Named Road Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Road Fork: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Pike County.

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

Communities near Road Fork ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Campton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lexie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
  • Ova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
    • Ova is located in Magoffin County
  • Rock Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
    • Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
  • Bays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
    • Bays is located in Breathitt County
  • Hazel Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
  • Taulbee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
    • Taulbee is located in Breathitt 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 Road Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Road Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Road Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

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