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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Five Forks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Five Forks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Five Forks, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Five Forks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Five Forks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Five Forks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Five Forks is historic, it would have been located within present day Amelia County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Amelia County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Amelia Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lodore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Earls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Curdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Gravel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Sheppards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Dillwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Winterpock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Holly ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Midlothian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Robious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Matoaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Beulah Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Wilsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Sutherland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Thorncliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Lorraine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Nutbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Meherrin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Kenbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Spainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Green Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Forks.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <3>
- Rennie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Towler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Otterburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Amelia Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Denaro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denaro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
- Jetersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Lodore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Mattoax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Rodophil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Deatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Mannboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Gills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Jennings Ordinary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five Forks ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Five Forks:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Five Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |