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

Slaty Fork, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Slaty Fork, West Virginia
Slaty Fork, 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)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1552924[1]

A variant name was Laurel Bank.[2]

A large cave known as Sharps Cave is located in Slaty Fork.[3]


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. p. 586.
  3. National Speleological Society (1977). The NSS Bulletin.



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