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History · Glen Fork

Glen Fork’s post office opened in 1927

Most of Glen Fork was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1910 on.

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How Glen Fork began

When was Glen Fork founded?

1927

The Glen Fork post office opened in 1927, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 45799 years
Founding year: the first Glen Fork post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glen Fork’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Glen Fork are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19105 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1996. Watch Glen Fork change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen Fork’s history is told.

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On the map

Glen Fork on the map, 1910 to 1996

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Glen Fork. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Glen Fork on the 1910 USGS mapGlen Fork on the 1927 USGS mapGlen Fork on the 1967 USGS mapGlen Fork on the 1976 USGS mapGlen Fork on the 1996 USGS map1910Pineville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Glen Fork.

The story so far

Glen Fork, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glen Fork yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Glen Fork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 457 (down from 487 at the 2010 census). The confluence of the Laurel Fork and its tributary, the Glen Fork, is located in the community.

Its first post office opened in 1927. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 487 to 457 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Glen Fork

Nobody well known was born in Glen Fork itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Heath SlaterAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1983
Little Jimmy DickensAmerican musician · b. 1920
Mike D'AntoniAmerican-Italian basketball player and coach · b. 1951
Christy MartinAmerican boxer · b. 1968
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Jerome AndersonAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1953
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Art SimmonsAmerican musician · b. 1926

Questions about Glen Fork’s history

What year was Glen Fork founded?

The Glen Fork post office opened in 1927, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.