Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Five Forks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Forks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.

• Cherryville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherryville was located in Lawrence County
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• Kitts Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kitts Hill is also located in Lawrence County
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• Aid
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Aid is also located in Lawrence County
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• Johns Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Johns Creek was located in Lawrence County
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• Andis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Andis is also located in Lawrence County
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• Rock Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Camp is also located in Lawrence County
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• Wilgus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wilgus is also located in Lawrence County
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• Arabia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arabia is also located in Lawrence County
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• Sherritts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sherritts is also located in Lawrence County
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• Dean ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean was located in Lawrence County
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• Pedro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pedro is also located in Lawrence County
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• Vesuvius ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vesuvius was located in Lawrence County
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• Hecla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hecla is also located in Lawrence County
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• Willow Wood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Wood is also located in Lawrence County
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• Bartles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bartles is also located in Lawrence County
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• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence is also located in Lawrence County
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• Royersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Royersville is also located in Lawrence County
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• Suiter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Suiter is also located in Lawrence County
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• Greasy Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greasy Ridge is also located in Lawrence County
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• Waterloo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo is also located in Lawrence County
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• Ironton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironton is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
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• Forestdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Forestdale is also located in Lawrence County
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• Dobbston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbston is also located in Lawrence County
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• Rappsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rappsburg is also located in Lawrence County
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• Yarico
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Yarico is also located in Lawrence County
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