Slaty Fork, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°24′59″N 80°07′36″W / 38.41639°N 80.12667°W / 38.41639; -80.12667CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyPocahontasElevation
2,684 ft (818 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
26291[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1552924[2]

Slatyfork is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Slatyfork is located along U.S. Route 219, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north of Marlinton.

A variant name was Laurel Bank.[3]

A large cave known as Sharps Cave is located in Slatyfork.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Slatyfork ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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. 586.
  4. ^ National Speleological Society (1977). The NSS Bulletin.
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