Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Three Forks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Three Forks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Three Forks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Three Forks is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Jackson (AL), Madison (AL), Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Three Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Forks:
- Franklin County (The home county of Three Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Sal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Beans Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Decherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Greenhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Lexie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Raus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Southgate Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Homaway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stephenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Royal Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Monteagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Sartain Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Coalmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Flintville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Gattistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Corder Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Clarks Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Camargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Orme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Richard City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- South Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Hytop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Baileytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Skyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Kyles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Moore's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Hazel Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Meridianville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Forks.
Cemeteries Near Three Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Forks.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Three Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Little Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keith Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Grays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arledge Cemetery
- The Arledge Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arledge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8680 <2>
- Continue List (1094 more) ...
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Polly Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Three Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Belvidere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Beans Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estillfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Decherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Lexie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Forks.
Newspapers Published in Three Forks ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Forks, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Three Forks:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Three Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |