Flatfork, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°42′27″N 81°29′47″W / 38.70750°N 81.49639°W / 38.70750; -81.49639Flatfork is an unincorporated community in Roane County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[2]
History
A post office called Flat Fork was established in 1857, the name was changed to Flatfork in 1895, and the post office closed in 1935.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Flat Fork creek.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatfork, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatfork, West Virginia
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 243.
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Municipalities and communities of Roane County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Spencer
- Spencer
- Reedy
communities
- Alvord
- Amma
- Billings
- Bright
- Buffalo Lick
- Cicerone
- Clio
- Clover
- Cotton
- Countsville
- Depue
- Elana
- Flatfork
- Gandeeville
- Grace
- Graux
- Harmony
- Iola
- Jingo
- Kester
- Kettle
- Lattimer
- Leaning Oak
- Left Hand
- Linden
- Liverpool‡
- Looneyville
- Morning Star
- Mount Olive
- Nancy Run
- Newton
- Osbornes Mills
- Otto
- Patsey
- Peniel
- Pigeon
- Red Knob
- Reedyville
- Roxalana
- Ryan
- Shad
- Speed
- Stringtown
- Sunflower
- Tariff
- Triplett
- Uler
- Vicars
- Virgil
- Wallback‡
- Walton
- Zona
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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