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Welcome to South Fork ...

South Fork is located in Mendocino County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Fork: S. Fork

South Fork is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Fork lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Fork: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named South Fork ...

While we believe that this South Fork is located in Mendocino County, we know of another 4 California communities named South Fork. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butte, Humboldt, Madera and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 22 communities that are also named South Fork - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky (4), Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near South Fork ...

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

  • Fort Bragg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willits
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Noyo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Noyo is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo
  • Caspar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Inglenook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
  • Mendocino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Albion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Comptche
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the South Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the South Fork area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.