Knob Fork, West Virginia
Knob Fork | |
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Knob Fork Location within the state of West Virginia Knob Fork Knob Fork (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′55″N 80°32′48″W / 39.64861°N 80.54667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wetzel |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Knob Fork is a diffuse, unincorporated hamlet in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,050 feet (320 m). Its only business or service is a wholesale nursery. Other names for the community have included Geaneytown, Jolliff, Jolliffe, Jolliffes Store, Knobfork Store, Sugar Run, and Uniontown.[1] The present name is derived from the nearby Knob Fork creek.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Fork, West Virginia
- ^ 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. pp. 354–355.