Welcome to Maple Fork ...
Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Maple Fork: Maple Frk.
Maple Fork is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Maple Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Maple Fork: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Maple Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maple Fork.
- Beckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mabscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Sophia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Rhodell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 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 Maple Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maple 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 Maple Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Maple Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Fork ...
Looking for more information about Maple 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 Maple Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maple Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Maple Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Maple 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. |