Welcome to Road Fork ...
Road Fork is located in Pike County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Road Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
A typical abbreviation for Road Fork: Road Frk.
Road Fork is 790 feet [241 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 Pike County and the other is located in Morgan 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.
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Delbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matewan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
- Matewan is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <3>
- Kermit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Warfield is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
- McAndrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAndrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Chattaroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattaroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Pinsonfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinsonfork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Sprigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
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.
Adding Road Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Road 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 Road Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Road Fork post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Road Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |