Welcome to Three Forks ...

Three Forks is located in Garrard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.

Three Forks is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Three Forks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Three Forks, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Three Forks: 859

Communities Also Named Three Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Three Forks: This one is located in Garrard County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 28 communities that are also named Three Forks - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, 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.

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Nicholasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <3>
• Danville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Berea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Wilmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <3>
• Lancaster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Stanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Burgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <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.