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Welcome to Forksville ...

Forksville is located in Sullivan County<1>.


The location of Forksville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Forksville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forksville has a population of 134 people<3> (see below for details).

Forksville is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Forksville lies within the (570) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forksville had an population of 134 people. This is a decrease of 7.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forksville had a population of 145 people. This makes Forksville the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 145 people, the population of Forksville decreased 1.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 147 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forksville.

Communities Also Named Forksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Forksville - they are located in Louisiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forksville ...

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

  • Canton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Muncy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Dushore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • New Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
  • Laporte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
    • Alba is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Eagles Mere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillsgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forksville ...

Looking for more information about Forksville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Forksville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forksville.

Adding Forksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forksville 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 Forksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Forksville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Forksville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forksville.

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Forksville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forksville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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