Welcome to Forked Island ...

Forked Island is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Forked Island: Forked Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forked Island is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Forked Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forked Island is within the (337) area code.

Communities near Forked Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forked Island.

• Abbeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Kaplan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Erath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
  • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <4>
• Gueydan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Intracoastal City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Intracoastal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intracoastal City
  • Intracoastal City is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Intracoastal City <4>
• Perry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Meaux
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaux
  • Meaux is located in Vermilion Parish
• Youngs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish
• Andrew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Andrew is located in Vermilion Parish
• Leroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forked Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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