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

Knob Fork heads at a type of summit called a knob, hence the name.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Fork (West Virginia)
  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. pp. 354–355.

39°42′27″N 80°33′39″W / 39.70750°N 80.56083°W / 39.70750; -80.56083



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