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Welcome to Terrys Fork ...

Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terrys 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 Terrys Fork: Terrys Frk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Terrys Fork for more information about variations on the name of Terrys Fork.

Terrys Fork is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Terrys Fork is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Terrys Fork: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Terrys Fork ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrys Fork ...

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

Adding Terrys Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Terrys Fork on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terrys 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Terrys Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Terrys 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.
<5>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.
<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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