Welcome to Fork Shoals ...

Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fork Shoals, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fork Shoals, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fork Shoals: Fork Shls.

Fork Shoals is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fork Shoals is within the (864) area code.

Communities near Fork Shoals ...

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

• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Mauldin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Simpsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Fountain Inn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <4>
• Laurens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Woodruff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Belton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Williamston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Honea Path
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <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 Fork Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fork Shoals.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fork Shoals ...

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

Adding Fork Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fork Shoals 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 Fork Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fork Shoals.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/