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Welcome to Six Forks ...Six Forks is located in Wake County<1>. The location of Six Forks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Six Forks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Six Forks: Six Frks. Six Forks is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Six Forks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Six Forks: (919) and (984)<4> Communities Also Named Six Forks ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Six Forks: This one is located in Wake County and the other is located in Pender County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Six Forks. Communities near Six Forks ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Six Forks.
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 Six Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Six Forks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Six 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 Six Forks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Forks. See our Newspapers Page for Six Forks. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Six Forks ...Looking for more information about Six 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 Six Forks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Six Forks. Adding Six Forks to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Six Forks 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 Six Forks was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Six Forks. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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