Stony Fork Tennessee Map

About Stony Fork, Tennessee

Stony Fork is a locality in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Stony Fork is located at 35.4629°N, 82.7362°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38583.

Stony Fork lies a place where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow, deliberate descent. It lies 14.0 miles south-west of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 227°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-west of Candler. Here, the land is a study in rugged beauty, a tapestry of dense woodlands and steep ravines that the creeks and streams of Stony Fork have patiently carved over millennia. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on all sides. Sunlight, when it manages to pierce the thick canopy, paints fleeting mosaics on the moss-laden rocks, and the quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a different kind of presence, punctuated by the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant murmur of water. The history of Stony Fork is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistence of its people and the land they worked. For generations, this region has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet industry of logging, with families subsisting on the bounty of the soil and the timber that cloaked the hills. The legacy of coal mining, though perhaps less visible now, once pulsed through the veins of this area, leaving behind a rugged character and a deep connection to the earth. The waterways here, true to the name Stony Fork, are often shallow and clear, tumbling over beds of smooth, grey stone, offering a cool respite from the summer heat and a constant, soothing soundtrack to the lives lived in this particular corner of Fentress County.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Stony Fork, Tennessee with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Stony Fork and Fentress County.

Detailed location data for Stony Fork includes the ZIP code (28715), telephone area code (423), county seat of Fentress County (Jamestown), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Stony Fork is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.