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Welcome to Farmers Fork ...

Farmers Fork is located in Essex County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Farmers Fork: Farmers Frk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Farmers Fork for more information about variations on the name of Farmers Fork.

Farmers Fork is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Farmers Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Farmers Fork: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Farmers Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Farmers Fork: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Richmond County.

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

Communities near Farmers Fork ...

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

  • Colonial Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tappahannock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Montross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Occupacia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Occupacia is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
  • Beazley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beazley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Layton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Layton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Leedstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmers Fork ...

Looking for more information about Farmers 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 Farmers Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Farmers 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 Farmers 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 Farmers Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Farmers 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.