Slaty Fork, West Virginia

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.

Slatyfork, West Virginia
Slatyfork, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Slatyfork, West Virginia
Slatyfork, West Virginia
Slatyfork, West Virginia is located in the United States
Slatyfork, West Virginia
Slatyfork, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°24′59″N 80°07′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,684 ft (818 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26291[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552924[2]

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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