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Welcome to Valley Fork ...

Valley Fork is located in Clay County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Fork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Fork: Valley Frk.

Valley Fork is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Valley Fork: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities near Valley Fork ...

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

  • Clendenin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
  • Elkhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
    • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
  • Procious
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
    • Procious is located in Clay County
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
  • Ira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Mudfork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
    • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
  • Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Clay County
  • Stinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Stinson is located in Calhoun County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Fork ...

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

Adding Valley Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley 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 for Valley Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Valley Fork post office opened in 1872.

We also found Valley Fork in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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