Toney Fork, West Virginia

Toney Fork, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Toney Fork, West Virginia
Toney Fork, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°42′46″N 81°35′51″W / 37.71278°N 81.59750°W / 37.71278; -81.59750Coordinates: 37°42′46″N 81°35′51″W / 37.71278°N 81.59750°W / 37.71278; -81.59750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Elevation 1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1548155[1]

Toney Fork is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Toney Fork is located on West Virginia Route 85 at the confluence of the Clear Fork and the Toney Fork, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Oceana.[2]

The community takes its name from nearby Toney Fork creek.[3]

References

  1. "Toney Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Wyoming County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. 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. 629.


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