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Welcome to Forksville ...

Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Forksville is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forksville: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Forksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Forksville - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forksville ...

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

  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • West Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Farmerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
    • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <4>
  • Richwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
    • Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <4>
  • Choudrant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
    • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <4>
  • Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Eros
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <4>
  • Downsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forksville ...

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

Adding Forksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forksville 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 Forksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Forksville post office opened in 1848.

We also found Forksville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forksville.

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

The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forksville - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Forksville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Forksville 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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