Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Five Forks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Five Forks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Five Forks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Five Forks is located in Person County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Person County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Ceffo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Hicks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Cates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hurdle Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stagecoach Trail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Union Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- McCray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Mebane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Brook Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
- Buena Vista Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Green Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Florence Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Lakeview Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Semora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Estelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Prospect Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Blanch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yanceyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Rougemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Gorman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Wilbourns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stovall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Butner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Bullock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Berryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Kindful Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Charter Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Fieldstream
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Larry Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- North Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Green Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Deer Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Carr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Ruffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Vance County
- Dabney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Delila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Cluster Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Westside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Shiny Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Orgainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Henrys Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Lucks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Spring Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Java
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mount Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Forks.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Olive Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Ceffo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Roxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Bethel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Osmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Leasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Semora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushy Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Surl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five Forks ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Five Forks:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Vance County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |