Welcome to Five Mile Fork ...
Five Mile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Five Mile Fork: Five Mile Frk.
Five Mile Fork is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Five Mile Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Five Mile Fork: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Five Mile Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Mile Fork.
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Chatham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Grafton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
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 Mile Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Mile Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Five Mile 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 Five Mile Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Mile Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Five Mile Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Mile Fork ...
Looking for more information about Five Mile 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 Five Mile Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Mile Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Mile 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Five Mile Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Five Mile 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. |