Welcome to Forks ...

Forks is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of 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 Forks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Forks is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forks is located in the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Forks: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Cattaraugus County.

Beyond New York, there are 10 communities that are also named Forks - they are located in California, Kentucky, Maine, New Brunswick, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Forks ...

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

• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Lackawanna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Tonawanda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Lancaster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forks ...

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

Adding Forks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Forks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forks post office opened in 1894.

We also found Forks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/