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West Fork
Unincorporated community
West Fork
Coordinates: 38°14′01″N 86°31′35″W / 38.23361°N 86.52639°W / 38.23361; -86.52639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Crawford
Township	Union
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
ZIP code	47118
FIPS code	18-82718
GNIS feature ID	451618

West Fork is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

West Fork was named for the fork in the river nearby. The first post office at West Fork opened in 1871.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Fork, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was named for the West Fork of the Little Blue River...
4. "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to West Fork, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Indiana, United States
County seat: English
Towns	Alton English Leavenworth Marengo Milltown‡
Townships	Boone Jennings Johnson Liberty Ohio Patoka Sterling Union Whiskey Run
CDPs	Eckerty Grantsburg Taswell
Other communities	Beechwood Brownstown Cape Sandy Curby Fredonia Hogtown Magnolia Mifflin Riddle Sulphur Sulphur Springs Temple West Fork Wickliffe Wyandotte
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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