Variant Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "West Fork River" as the stream's name in 1902. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the West Fork River has also been known historically as:
- Muddy River
- West Branch
- West Fork
- West Fork Monongahela River
- West Fork of Monongahela River
- West River
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