Welcome to Forbes ...
So far, we found very little information about Forbes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forbes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forbes, please Contact Us.
Forbes would have been located within present day Buckingham County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forbes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forbes is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Forbes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Forbes was located: 434
Communities Also Named Forbes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Forbes: This one is located in Buckingham County and the other is located in Rockbridge County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Forbes - they are located in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forbes.
Communities near Forbes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forbes.
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <5>
- Appomattox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
- Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <5>
- Dillwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
- Pamplin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
- Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <5>
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <5>
- Hurtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurtsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Toga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Enonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Alcoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <5>
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 Forbes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forbes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forbes. 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 Forbes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forbes. See our Newspapers Page for Forbes.
Adding Forbes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forbes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forbes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Forbes post office opened in 1885.
We also found Forbes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forbes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Forbes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buckingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forbes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |