Welcome to Forktown ...
Forktown is located in Wilson County<1>.
Forktown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Forktown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Forktown: 615 & 629<3>
Communities near Forktown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forktown.
- Murphree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Hendersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Vergne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Lynn Christie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 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 Forktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forktown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forktown. 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 Forktown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forktown. See our Newspapers Page for Forktown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forktown ...
Looking for more information about Forktown? 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 Forktown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forktown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Forktown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Forktown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |