Welcome to Three Forks ...

Three Forks is located in Conejos County<1>.

The location of Three Forks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.

Three Forks is 10,240 feet [3,121 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Three Forks is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Three Forks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Three Forks: (719)

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), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, 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 10 communities that are near Three Forks.

• Platoro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platoro
  • Platoro is located in Conejos County
• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
• Chromo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
  • Chromo is located in Archuleta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
• Cumbres
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
• Lobato ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
  • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
• Pagosa Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
  • Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <4>
• Osier
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
  • Osier is located in Conejos County
• Chama
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
• Trujillo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
  • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County
• Gerrard
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
  • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/