Do you know of Spring Fork ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Spring Fork. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Spring Fork.<1>

Our sources for Spring Fork (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Spring Fork other than they indicate that Spring Fork would be found somewhere in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1929 and closed  in 1933.

Communities Also Named Spring Fork ...

We found one communities that share the name Spring Fork.

Within West Virginia, the name Spring Fork is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Spring Fork in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Pettis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Spring Fork [Pettis County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Spring Fork ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Spring Fork:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Spring Fork.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/76108   (Place Name: Spring Fork)

County: Kanawha     (FIPS State/County: 54/039)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Spring Fork) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Kanawha County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Kanawha County.