Welcome to Tar Fork ...Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Tar Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Tar Fork: Tar Frk. Tar Fork is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Tar Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Tar Fork (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Tar Fork: 270 & 364<3> Communities near Tar Fork ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tar Fork.
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 Tar Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tar Fork. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tar 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 Tar Fork. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tar Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Tar Fork. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tar Fork ...Looking for more information about Tar 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 Tar Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tar Fork. Adding Tar Fork to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tar 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 Tar Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Tar Fork. Footnotes ...
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