Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Person County<1>.

The location of Five Forks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Five Forks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.

Five Forks is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Five Forks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Five Forks is within the boundaries of the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Person County, we know of another 5 North Carolina communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Robeson, Rowan, Stokes, Warren and Yadkin County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 50 communities that are also named Five Forks - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (6), Tennessee (2), Virginia (17) and West Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.

Communities near Five Forks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Forks.

• Roxboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• South Boston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Yanceyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <4>
• Milton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Virgilina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Whitt Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
  • Whitt Town is located in Person County
• Roseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Person County
• Allens Level
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
  • Allens Level is located in Person County
• Allensville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
  • Allensville is located in Person County
• Leasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
  • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Five Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Forks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Forks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks. See our Newspapers Page for Five Forks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Forks ...

Looking for more information about Five Forks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Five Forks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Forks.

Adding Five Forks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Five Forks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Five Forks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Five Forks post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Five Forks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/