Welcome to Stony Fork ...

Stony Fork is located in Watauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Fork: Stony Frk.

Stony Fork is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Stony Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Stony Fork: (828)

Communities Also Named Stony Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Stony Fork: This one is located in Watauga County and the other is located in Buncombe County.

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

Communities near Stony Fork ...

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

• Boone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Jefferson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Trade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Seven Devils
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
  • Seven Devils is located in Avery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <4>
• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Fork ...

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

Adding Stony Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stony Fork post office opened in 1850.

We also found Stony Fork in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Watauga County: www.wataugacounty.org/

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