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We found 50 communities that share the name Five Forks.
There are sixteen communities within Virginia that are also named Five Forks.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Amelia County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Five Forks [Amelia County].
Amherst County
This Five Forks is located in Amherst County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Five Forks.
Bedford County
This Five Forks is located in Bedford County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Five Forks.
Carroll County
This Five Forks is located in Carroll County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Five Forks.
Chesterfield County
This Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Five Forks.
Dinwiddie County
This Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Five Forks.
Fairfax County
This Five Forks is located in Fairfax County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Five Forks.
Halifax County
This Five Forks is located in Halifax County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Five Forks.
James City County
This Five Forks is located in James City County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Five Forks.
Lunenburg County
This Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Five Forks.
Madison County
This Five Forks is located in Madison County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Five Forks.
Mecklenburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Five Forks [Mecklenburg County].
Nelson County
This Five Forks is located in Nelson County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Five Forks.
Patrick County
This Five Forks is located in Patrick County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Patrick County community of Five Forks.
Prince Edward County
This Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Five Forks.
Rappahannock County
This Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Five Forks.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
DeKalb County
This Five Forks is located in DeKalb County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Five Forks.
Georgia
Bartow County
This Five Forks is located in Bartow County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Five Forks.
Clarke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Five Forks [Clarke County].
Gwinnett County
This Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Five Forks.
Thomas County
This Five Forks is located in Thomas County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Five Forks.
Kentucky
Lawrence County
This Five Forks is located in Lawrence County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Five Forks.
Louisiana
Winn Parish
This Five Forks is located in Winn Parish and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Five Forks.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Five Forks is located in Baltimore County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Five Forks.
Frederick County
This Five Forks is located in Frederick County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Five Forks.
Harford County
This Five Forks is located in Harford County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Five Forks.
North Carolina
Person County
This Five Forks is located in Person County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Five Forks.
Robeson County
This Five Forks is located in Robeson County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Five Forks.
Rowan County
This Five Forks is located in Rowan County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Five Forks.
Stokes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Five Forks [Stokes County].
Warren County
This Five Forks is located in Warren County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Five Forks.
Yadkin County
This Five Forks is located in Yadkin County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Five Forks.
Ohio
Columbiana County
This Five Forks is located in Columbiana County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Five Forks.
Guernsey County
This Five Forks is located in Guernsey County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Five Forks.
Lawrence County
This Five Forks is located in Lawrence County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Five Forks.
Pennsylvania
Bedford County
This Five Forks is located in Bedford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Five Forks.
Fayette County
This Five Forks is located in Fayette County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Five Forks.
Franklin County
This Five Forks is located in Franklin County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Five Forks.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Five Forks is located in Anderson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Five Forks.
Chesterfield County
This Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Five Forks.
Dillon County
This Five Forks is located in Dillon County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Five Forks.
Greenville County
This Five Forks is located in Greenville County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Five Forks.
Marlboro County
This Five Forks is located in Marlboro County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Five Forks.
Pickens County
This Five Forks is located in Pickens County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Five Forks.
Tennessee
Decatur County
This Five Forks is located in Decatur County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Five Forks.
Hardin County
This Five Forks is located in Hardin County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Five Forks.
West Virginia
Calhoun County
This Five Forks is located in Calhoun County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Five Forks.
Preston County
This Five Forks is located in Preston County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Five Forks.
Ritchie County
This Five Forks is located in Ritchie County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Five Forks.
Upshur County
This Five Forks is located in Upshur County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Five Forks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Forks ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cedar Level (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Screamersville ‑ Historic (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Five Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Five Forks and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Five Forks to Richmond, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Five Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Five Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2801, Longitude: -77.2950 In this case, the coordinates for Five Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Five Forks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Five Forks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.129 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.464 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.425 degrees.