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Welcome to North Fork ...

North Fork is located in Potter 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 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Fork: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named North Fork ...

While we believe that this North Fork is located in Potter County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named North Fork. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler and Tioga County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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), Oregon (2), 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.

  • Wellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
  • Elkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Galeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Galeton is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <5>
  • Westfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
  • Ulysses
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmer
    • From North Fork to Elmer
  • Potter Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Troupsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 for North Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the North Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. 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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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