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Welcome to North Fork ...

North Fork is located in Blaine County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Fork: N. Fork

North Fork is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of North Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: North Fork lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Fork: 406

Communities Also Named North Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named North Fork: This one is located in Blaine County and the other is located in Chouteau County.

Beyond Montana, there are 24 communities that are also named North Fork - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Fork.

Communities near North Fork ...

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

  • Chinook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harlem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fort Belknap Agency
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Belknap Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Belknap Agency
    • Fort Belknap Agency is located in Blaine County
  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Blaine County
    • Cherry Ridge has also been known as:
    • Cherry Ridge Ranch
  • Lloyd
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Saddle Butte
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
    • Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
  • Havre
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Hogeland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Havre
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
    • West Havre is located in Hill County
  • Herron
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
    • Herron is located in Hill County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

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