Forksburg | |
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  Forksburg Location within the state of West Virginia  Forksburg Forksburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′43″N80°2′49″W / 39.47861°N 80.04694°W Coordinates: 39°28′43″N80°2′49″W / 39.47861°N 80.04694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1718149 [1] |
Forksburg is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. [1] Its post office is closed. [2]
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.
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,418. Its county seat is Fairmont. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion, known to history as "The Swamp Fox".
