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Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Pickens County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.

Five Forks is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Five Forks: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Pickens County, we know of another 5 South Carolina communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Chesterfield, Dillon, Greenville and Marlboro County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 50 communities that are also named Five Forks - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia (17) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Five Forks ...

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

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mauldin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Easley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clemson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Travelers Rest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Forks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Forks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Five Forks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Five Forks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.