Alum Fork

Alum Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Leading Creek.

The water of Alum Fork is impregnated with alum, hence the name.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Fork
  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. p. 78.