Piney Fork, Ohio

Piney Fork is an unincorporated community in central Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.1063420[1] The stream of Piney Fork flows southeast past the community; it meets Short Creek in far western Warren Township, and Short Creek in turn meets the Ohio River at Rayland.

[2] Piney Fork is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[4] Piney Fork used to be a thriving small town with a dentist, a doctor, a school, a few churches, and some bars until the coal mine shut down.

Public education in the community of Piney Fork is provided by the Buckeye Local School District.

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