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Welcome to Upper Laurel Fork ...

Upper Laurel Fork is located in Leslie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Upper Laurel Fork: Upper Laurel Frk.

Upper Laurel Fork is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Upper Laurel Fork: 606

Communities near Upper Laurel Fork ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Loyall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Hyden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wallins Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Saint Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Chappell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chappell is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
  • Rosspoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
  • Mozelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mozelle is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Laurel Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

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