Welcome to Brays Fork ...
Brays Fork is located in Essex County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Brays Fork: Brays Frk.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Brays Fork for more information about variations on the name of Brays Fork.
Brays Fork is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brays Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brays Fork: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Brays Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brays Fork.
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunbrooke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Naylors
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Millers Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Bowlers Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Contra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Tallent Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
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 Brays Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brays Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brays 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 Brays Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brays Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Brays Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brays Fork ...
Looking for more information about Brays 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 Brays Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brays Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brays Fork - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Brays Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Brays Fork 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. |