Welcome to Dry Fork ...
So far, we found very little information about Dry Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dry Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dry Fork, please Contact Us.
Dry Fork would have been located within present day Davidson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dry Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
A typical abbreviation for Dry Fork: Dry Frk.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dry Fork is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dry Fork was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dry Fork was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Dry Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dry Fork - they are located in Kentucky (4), Montana, Utah and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dry Fork.
Communities near Dry Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dry Fork.
- Nashville - Davidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Cheap Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Hendersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Juliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 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 Dry Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dry Fork. 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 Dry Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Dry Fork.
Adding Dry Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dry Fork in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dry Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dry Fork post office opened in 1894. The Dry Fork post office closed in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dry Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dry Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Dry Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Dry Fork area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |