Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area
The former Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area was located on 7,000 acres in Boone County near Nellis, West Virginia. The steep terrain and narrow valleys are mostly covered with second-growth mixed hardwoods.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grippe and Dartmont.
Grippe
Hamlet
Grippe is an unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Grippe is situated 2 miles northeast of Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Dartmont
Hamlet
Dartmont is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Dartmont is situated 3 miles east of Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Nellis
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Nellis is an unincorporated community coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States on Brush Creek. The Nellis Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Nellis is situated 3 miles southeast of Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Type: Park
- Description: former protected area in West Virginia, US
- Categories: wildlife management area of West Virginia and recreation area
- Location: Boone, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.1851° or 38° 11′ 6″ northLongitude
-81.7729° or 81° 46′ 22″ westElevation
984 feet (300 metres)Open location code
86CW56PG+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 356516959OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5469791
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In Other Languages
“Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morris Cemetery and Armco Steel Corp Impoundment.
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