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Welcome to Mud Fork ...

Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mud Fork: Mud Frk.

Mud Fork is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mud Fork is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mud Fork: 276

Communities near Mud Fork ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tazewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Welch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • Cedar Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mud Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mud Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.