Welcome to Five Forks ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Forks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Forks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Forks, please Contact Us.
Five Forks would have been located within present day Amelia County<2>.
The location of Five Forks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Five Forks is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Five Forks was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Five Forks would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Five Forks ...
While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Amelia County, we know of another 16 Virginia communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Amherst, Bedford, Carroll, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Halifax, Hopewell City, James City, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Patrick, Prince Edward and Rappahannock County.
Beyond Virginia, 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), South Carolina (6), Tennessee (2) 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.
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
- Crewe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
- Burkeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Earls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Paineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Spainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Wilsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |