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Welcome to Meadow Fork ...

Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Meadow Fork: Meadow Frk.

Meadow Fork is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Meadow Fork: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Meadow Fork ...

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

  • Beckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rainelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ansted
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mabscott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 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 Meadow Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadow Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadow Fork ...

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

Adding Meadow Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadow 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 (so far) for Meadow Fork was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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

Footnotes ...

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