Welcome to Fork Ridge ...

Fork Ridge is located in Claiborne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fork Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Fork Ridge: Fork Rdg. (or less commonly used: Fork Rdge. or Fork Ridg.)

Fork Ridge is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fork Ridge (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Fork Ridge: (423)

Communities Also Named Fork Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fork Ridge - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fork Ridge.

Communities near Fork Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fork Ridge.

• Middlesboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
  • Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <4>
• Harrogate
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
  • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
• New Tazewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>
• Tazewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
• Jellico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <4>
• Pineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Fincastle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
• Minton Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
  • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
• Cumberland Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Gap
  • Cumberland Gap is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Gap <4>
• Braden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
  • Braden is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people

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 Fork Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fork Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fork Ridge. 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 Fork Ridge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fork Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Fork Ridge? 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 Fork Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fork Ridge.

Adding Fork Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fork Ridge 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 Fork Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fork Ridge post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fork Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/