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Welcome to South Fork (aka 'South Fork Colonia') ...

South Fork is located on the South Texas Plains.

South Fork is located in Jim Hogg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Fork: S. Fork

South Fork is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Fork: 361

The community of South Fork has also been called South Fork Colonia.

Communities Also Named South Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named South Fork: This one is located in Jim Hogg County and the other is located in Hidalgo County.

Beyond Texas, there are 22 communities that are also named South Fork - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kentucky (4), Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Fork.

Communities near South Fork ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Fork.

  • Las Lomitas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
  • Bruni
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Realitos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
  • Mirando City Addition
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mirando City Addition is located in Webb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City Addition
    • Mirando City Addition has also been known as:
    • Mirando City Addition Colonia
  • Mirando City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oilton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Concepcion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benavides
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz

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 South Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jim Hogg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Fork - 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.