Welcome to Five Forks ...

Five Forks is located in Patrick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.

Five Forks is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Five Forks: 276

Communities Also Named Five Forks ...

While we believe that this Five Forks is located in Patrick County, we know of another 16 Virginia communities named Five Forks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Amelia, Amherst, Bedford, Carroll, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Halifax, Hopewell City, James City, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Prince Edward and Rappahannock County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 50 communities that are also named Five Forks - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (6), Tennessee (2) and West Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.

Communities near Five Forks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Forks.

• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <3>
• Pilot Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Mountain <3>
• Stuart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
• Danbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
• Campbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
• Patrick Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <3>
• Lawsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
• Nettleridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Critz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Critz is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Critz <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Forks ...

Looking for more information about Five Forks? 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 Five Forks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Forks.