Welcome to Caney Forks ...

Caney Forks is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Caney Forks: Caney Frks.

Caney Forks is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

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).

Caney Forks is within the boundaries of the (931) area code.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/