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Welcome to North Fork ...

North Fork is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for North Fork: N. Fork

North Fork is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of North Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: North Fork lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Fork: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named North Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named North Fork: This one is located in Umatilla County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 24 communities that are also named North Fork - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near North Fork ...

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

  • La Grande
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elgin is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Island City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Island City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Imbler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Meacham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gibbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Hilgard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
  • Orodell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orodell is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
  • Bingham Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Fork ...

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

Adding North Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the North Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the North 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.