Welcome to Piney Fork ...

Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Piney Fork: PEYE-nee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piney Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for Piney Fork: Piney Frk.

Piney Fork is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Piney Fork: (740)

Communities Also Named Piney Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Piney Fork - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Piney Fork ...

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

• Wheeling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Weirton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• Saint Clairsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Toronto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• Bellaire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Wintersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Shadyside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Mingo Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Fork ...

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

Adding Piney Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piney 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 Piney Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Piney Fork post office opened in 1902.

We also found Piney Fork mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/