Five Forks, Calhoun County, West Virginia

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Five Forks, West Virginia
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Five Forks West Virginia postmark with the retired 26145 ZIP Code
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Five Forks
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Five Forks
Five Forks (the US)
Coordinates: 38°58′9″N81°3′38″W / 38.96917°N 81.06056°W / 38.96917; -81.06056 Coordinates: 38°58′9″N81°3′38″W / 38.96917°N 81.06056°W / 38.96917; -81.06056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1554463 [1]

Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the north of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. [2] Its elevation is 1,106 feet (337 m). [3] The Five Forks Post Office [4] is closed.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Calhoun County, West Virginia County in the United States

Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,627. Its county seat is Grantsville. The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.

West Virginia State of the United States of America

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Forks, Calhoun County, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Forks, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-12. Accessed 2008-01-17.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Five Forks Post Office

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