Welcome to Forkland ...
So far, we found very little information about Forkland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forkland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forkland, please Contact Us.
Forkland would have been located within present day Nottoway County<2>.
The location of Forkland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forkland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forkland is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Forkland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Forkland still existed, it would have been in the (434) area code.
Communities Also Named Forkland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Forkland - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forkland.
Communities near Forkland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forkland.
- Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
- Crewe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <5>
- Kenbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
- Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <5>
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
- McKenney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
- McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <5>
- Burkeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Alberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Darvills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Dundas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
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 Forkland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forkland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forkland. 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 Forkland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forkland. See our Newspapers Page for Forkland.
Adding Forkland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forkland 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 Forkland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Forkland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forkland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nottoway County: www.nottoway.org/
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 Forkland, 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 Nottoway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forkland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |