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Knob Fork, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°38′55″N 80°32′48″W / 39.64861°N 80.54667°W / 39.64861; -80.54667
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Knob Fork
Knob Fork is located in West Virginia
Knob Fork
Knob Fork
Location within the state of West Virginia
Knob Fork is located in the United States
Knob Fork
Knob Fork
Knob Fork (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°38′55″N 80°32′48″W / 39.64861°N 80.54667°W / 39.64861; -80.54667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Knob Fork is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1050 feet (320 m). Other names for the community include Geaneytown, Jolliff, Jolliffe, Jolliffes Store, Knobfork Store, Sugar Run, and Uniontown.[1] The present name is after nearby Knob Fork creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Fork, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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.