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Welcome to Roaring Fork ...

Roaring Fork is located in Wise County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Fork: Roaring Frk.

Roaring Fork is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Roaring Fork: 276

Communities near Roaring Fork ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Norton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
  • Wise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
  • Coeburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
  • Appalachia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clintwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pound
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Roaring Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaring Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Fork ...

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

Adding Roaring Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roaring 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.
<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.