Welcome to Three Forks ...

Three Forks is located in Apache County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.

Three Forks is 8,220 feet [2,505 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Three Forks is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Three Forks lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Three Forks, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Three Forks: 928

Communities Also Named Three Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Three Forks - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky (2), Montana (3), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Utah (3), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.

Communities near Three Forks ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Three Forks.

Eagar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagar
- Eagar is located in Apache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagar <3>
Springerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springerville
- Springerville is located in Apache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springerville <3>
Sprucedale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprucedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Sprucedale is located in Greenlee County
Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
Nutrioso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutrioso
- Nutrioso is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nutrioso <3>
Greer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Greer is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <3>
Northwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Northwoods is located in Apache County
Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Greenlee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <3>
Luna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Luna is located in Catron County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luna <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Forks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.