Welcome to Salt Fork ...

Salt Fork is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Salt Fork: Salt Frk.

Salt Fork is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Salt Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Salt Fork lies within the (580) area code.

Communities near Salt Fork ...

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

• Tonkawa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonkawa
  • Tonkawa is located in Kay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonkawa <3>
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <3>
• Pond Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
  • Pond Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Creek <3>
• Garber
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Garber is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <3>
• Billings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>
• Lamont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>
• Kremlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
  • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <3>
• Breckenridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
• Deer Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Fork ...

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

Adding Salt Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salt 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 Salt Fork was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/