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Census Data for Farmers Fork

As far as we can tell, Farmers Fork<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Farmers Fork, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Port Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tappahannock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
    • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <2>
  • Warsaw
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Fredericksburg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonardtown
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
    • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <2>

Essex County ...

Farmers Fork is located in Essex County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Essex County.

Miscellaneous Information for Farmers Fork ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Essex County or the community of Farmers Fork:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Farmers Fork:
    • GNIS ID for Farmers Fork: 1466493
    • GNIS ID for Essex County: 1480118
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Farmers Fork is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Farmers Fork.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmers Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Farmers Fork may originally have been Farmer's Fork. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Fork might be written as Farmer Fork. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Farmers Fork.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.









 

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