Tims Fork

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Tims Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

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Tims Fork was named after Timothy Wallace, a pioneer settler. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tims Fork
  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. 626.

Coordinates: 37°56′03″N82°03′47″W / 37.93417°N 82.06306°W / 37.93417; -82.06306

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