Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Patrick 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 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Five Forks: (276)

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Patrick County, we know of another 16 Virginia communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Amelia, Amherst, Bedford, Carroll, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Halifax, Hopewell City, James City, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, 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.

• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Pilot Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <4>
• Stuart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Danbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Campbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
• Patrick Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <4>
• Lawsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
• Nettleridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
  • Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
• Critz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz
  • Critz is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Critz <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 Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/