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Welcome to Forkton ...Forkton is located in Monroe County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Forkton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Forkton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Forkton is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Forkton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Forkton (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Forkton is within the boundaries of the (270) area code. Communities near Forkton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forkton.
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 Forkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forkton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forkton. 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 Forkton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forkton. See our Newspapers Page for Forkton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forkton ...Looking for more information about Forkton? 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 Forkton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forkton. Adding Forkton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Forkton 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 Forkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Forkton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Forkton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forkton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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