Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Decatur County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.

Five Forks is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Five Forks: 731

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Five Forks: This one is located in Decatur County and the other is located in Hardin County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), South Carolina (6), 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.

• Mount Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Union Cross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Parsons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
• Scotts Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <3>
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Linden is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
• Decaturville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <3>
• Pleasant Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
• Chesterfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
• Sardis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sardis is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>

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.