West Fork is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana.
West Fork | |
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Coordinates: 38°14′01″N 86°31′35″W / 38.23361°N 86.52639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Crawford |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
ZIP code | 47118 |
FIPS code | 18-82718[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 451618[1] |
History
editWest Fork was named for the fork in the river nearby.[3] The first post office at West Fork opened in 1871.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Fork, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...was named for the West Fork of the Little Blue River...
- ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
External links
edit- Media related to West Fork, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons