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Welcome to Three Forks ...

Three Forks is located in Wasatch County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.

Three Forks is 8,120 feet [2,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Three Forks is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Three Forks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Three Forks: 435

Communities Also Named Three Forks ...

While we believe that this Three Forks is located in Wasatch County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Three Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Garfield and Utah County.

Beyond Utah, there are 28 communities that are also named Three Forks - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky (2), Montana (3), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.

Communities near Three Forks ...

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

  • Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
  • Colton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Colton is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tucker is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Former name for Tucker:
    • Clear Creek
  • Hale ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale is located in Emery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Royal ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Royal is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Former names for Royal:
    • Bear Canyon
    • Cameron
    • Rolapp
  • Castle Gate ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
  • Fruitland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Latuda ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Latuda is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latuda
  • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
  • Mutual ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mutual is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Forks ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Wasatch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Three Forks - 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.