Welcome to Elk Fork ...
Elk Fork is located in Vinton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
A typical abbreviation for Elk Fork: Elk Frk.
Elk Fork is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Elk Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elk Fork: 740 & 220<3>
Communities Also Named Elk Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elk Fork - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Fork.
Communities near Elk Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Fork.
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Elk Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk 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 Elk Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Fork ...
Looking for more information about Elk 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 Elk Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk Fork.
Adding Elk Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elk 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 Elk Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Elk Fork post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Fork area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |