Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.

Five Forks is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Five Forks lies within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County, we know of another 5 South Carolina communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Dillon, Greenville, Marlboro and Pickens County.

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

• Monroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Wingate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
• Mineral Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
• Marshville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <4>
• Pageland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <4>
• Kershaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• Heath Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <4>
• Jefferson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Ruby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <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.

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 State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/