Welcome to Forks Station ...

Forks Station is located in Esmeralda County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forks Station: Forks Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Forks Station for more information about variations on the name of Forks Station.

Forks Station is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Forks Station is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Forks Station lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Forks Station: 775

Communities near Forks Station ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Forks Station.

• Gold Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Scottys Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottys Junction
  • Scottys Junction is located in Nye County
• Goldfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <3>
• Bonnie Claire ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonnie Claire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Claire
  • Bonnie Claire is located in Nye County
• Lida
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lida
  • Lida is located in Esmeralda County
  • Lida has also been known as:
  • Alida Valley
  • Alida
  • Lida Valley
• Carrs Camp ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrs Camp
  • Carrs Camp is located in Nye County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forks Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forks Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forks Station ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/