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Welcome to Cherry Fork ...

The village of Cherry Fork is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Fork: Cherry Frk.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cherry Fork had a population of 155 people.<2> (see below for details).

Cherry Fork is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Cherry Fork: 937 & 326<4>

The ZIP code for Cherry Fork: 45618<5>

Communities near Cherry Fork ...

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

  • Maysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Orab
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Peebles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardinia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Fork ...

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

Adding Cherry Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry 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 (so far) for Cherry Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cherry Fork post office opened in 1837.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cherry Fork.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Cherry Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Cherry Fork area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Cherry Fork). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cherry Fork or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/