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Welcome to Forkland ...The town of Forkland is located in Greene County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Forkland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Forkland has a population of 591 people<2> (see below for details). Forkland is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Forkland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Forkland lies within the (334) area code. The ZIP code for Forkland: 36740<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forkland had an population of 591 people. This is a decrease of 8.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.04% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Forkland had a population of 649 people (or 7.18% of the total population of Greene County). This makes Forkland the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Forkland represents 0.01% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 305th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 649 people, the population of Forkland increased 3.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 629 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Forkland. Communities Also Named Forkland ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Forkland - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forkland. Communities near Forkland ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forkland.
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 Forkland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forkland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forkland. 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 Forkland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forkland. See our Newspapers Page for Forkland. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forkland ...Looking for more information about Forkland? 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 Forkland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forkland. Adding Forkland to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Forkland 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 Forkland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Forkland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Forkland. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forkland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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