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Welcome to Rock Fork ...

Rock Fork is located in Knott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Fork: Rock Frk.

Rock Fork is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rock Fork: 606

Communities near Rock Fork ...

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

  • Prestonsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Hindman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pippa Passes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • 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 <3>
  • Garrett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrett is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

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