Welcome to East Fork ...

East Fork is located in Transylvania County<1>.

The location of East Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for East Fork: E. Fork

East Fork is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of East Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for East Fork: (828)

Communities Also Named East Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named East Fork - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near East Fork ...

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

• Brevard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Pickens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Laurel Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Rocky Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
  • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
• Cedar Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <4>
• Caesars Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
  • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
• Balsam Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Grove
  • Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balsam Grove <4>
• Lake Toxaway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Toxaway
  • Lake Toxaway is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Toxaway <4>
• Pisgah Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Forest
  • Pisgah Forest is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah Forest <4>
• Seven Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania 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 East Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Fork ...

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

Adding East Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Fork post office opened in 1875.

We also found East Fork in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/