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Welcome to Fork Mountain ...

Fork Mountain is located in Botetourt County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fork Mountain: Fork Mtn. (or less commonly used: Fork Mntn.)

Fork Mountain is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fork Mountain: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Fork Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Fork Mountain: This one is located in Botetourt County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Fork Mountain - they are located in North Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fork Mountain.

Communities near Fork Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fork Mountain.

  • Lexington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glasgow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fincastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Greenlee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
  • Natural Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fork Mountain ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fork Mountain - 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 Fork Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Fork Mountain 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.