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Welcome to Middle Fork ...So far, we found very little information about Middle Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Middle Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Middle Fork, please Contact Us. Middle Fork would have been located within present day Randolph County<2>. The location of Middle Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Middle Fork: Middle Frk. While the community is gone, the present day location for Middle Fork is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Middle Fork was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Middle Fork once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Middle Fork ...While we believe that this Middle Fork is located in Randolph County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Middle Fork. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barbour and Kanawha County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named Middle Fork - they are located in California, Kentucky (2), North Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middle Fork. Communities near Middle Fork ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middle 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 Middle Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middle Fork. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middle 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 Middle Fork. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Middle Fork. Adding Middle Fork to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Middle Fork in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Middle Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Middle Fork. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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