In a message dated 3/1/99 12:23:44 PM EST, scotlandforever@webtv.net writes: << Is anyone familiar with a place called "POOR FORK" in either eastern Ky. or SW Va. ? >> Southeastern KY has the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River in Harlan and Letcher Counties; a Poor Fork stream in Pike County; and the community of Poor Fork in early Harlan County. The streams can be located at: Geographic Names Information System, United States and Territories <A HREF="http://www- nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html ">http://www- nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html</A> Harlan County has a RootsWeb mail list archives which can be searched at: <A HREF="http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl"> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl</A> Enter list name: KYHARLAN Then enter search query (Poor Fork, surname, or whatever you're looking for) and select the year to search. New Members of SW_VA-L: The same URL can be used to search the archives of previous mail of this list. Enter list name: SW_VA and continue as above.