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Welcome to Clear Fork Junction ...

Clear Fork Junction is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Fork Junction, 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 Clear Fork Junction: Clear Frk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Clear Frk. Jctn.)

Clear Fork Junction is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clear Fork Junction: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Clear Fork Junction ...

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

  • Welch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Oceana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Davy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Northfork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bradshaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Iaeger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Fork Junction ...

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

Adding Clear Fork Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clear Fork Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clear Fork Junction - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Clear Fork Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Clear Fork Junction 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.