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Welcome to Forks of the River ...

Forks of the River is located in Knox County<1>.

Forks of the River is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forks of the River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Forks of the River (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Forks of the River: 865

Communities Also Named Forks of the River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Forks of the River: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Gibson County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forks of the River.

Communities near Forks of the River ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kodak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
    • Kodak is located in Sevier County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
  • Cook Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Maryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sevierville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • Cowan Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 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 Forks of the River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forks of the River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forks of the River ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forks of the River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.