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.

• Tell City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <5>
• Hardinsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hardinsburg
  • From Tar Fork to Hardinsburg
• Cannelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <5>
• Cloverport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <5>
• Hawesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hawesville
  • From Tar Fork to Hawesville
• Whitesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitesville
  • From Tar Fork to Whitesville
• Fordsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fordsville
  • From Tar Fork to Fordsville
• McQuady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
  • McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McQuady
  • From Tar Fork to McQuady
• Glen Dean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
  • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Dean
  • From Tar Fork to Glen Dean
• Vanzant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vanzant
  • From Tar Fork to Vanzant

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 for Tar Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tar Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tar Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/