Welcome to Caney Forks ...

Caney Forks is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Caney Forks: Caney Frks.

Caney Forks is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Caney Forks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Caney Forks (for example, toward College Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Caney Forks: 931

Communities near Caney Forks ...

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

• Clarktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• Fairfield Glade
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <3>
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• Center Ford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
• Greenbriar Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caney Forks ...

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