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'''Slaty Fork''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]], [[West Virginia]], [[United States]]. Slaty Fork is located along [[U.S. Route 219]] {{convert|13.5|mi|km}} north of [[Marlinton, West Virginia|Marlinton]].
'''Slatyfork''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. Slatyfork is located along [[U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 219]], {{convert|13.5|mi|km}} north of [[Marlinton, West Virginia|Marlinton]].


A variant name was Laurel Bank.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=610;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=586}}</ref>
A variant name was Laurel Bank.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=610;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=586}}</ref>


A large cave known as [[Sharps Cave]] is located in Slaty Fork.<ref name="Society1977">{{cite book|author=National Speleological Society|title=The NSS Bulletin|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l5RRAQAAIAAJ|year=1977}}</ref>
A large cave known as [[Sharps Cave]] is located in Slatyfork.<ref name="Society1977">{{cite book|author=National Speleological Society|title=The NSS Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5RRAQAAIAAJ|year=1977}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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==External links==
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*[http://www.slatyfork.com Slatyfork]
*[http://www.slatyfork.com Slatyfork]

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Latest revision as of 16:46, 11 August 2023

Slatyfork, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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 / 38.41639°N 80.12667°W / 38.41639; -80.12667
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]

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

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  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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