Welcome to Kidds Fork ...
Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kidds Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
A typical abbreviation for Kidds Fork: Kidds Frk.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kidds Fork for more information about variations on the name of Kidds Fork.
Kidds Fork is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kidds Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kidds Fork: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Kidds Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kidds Fork.
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Burruss Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Beulahville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulahville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Ruther Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuck Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Central Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Central Point is located in Caroline 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 Kidds Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kidds Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kidds 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 Kidds Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kidds Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Kidds Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kidds Fork ...
Looking for more information about Kidds 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 Kidds Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kidds Fork.
Adding Kidds Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kidds Fork in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kidds Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kidds Fork post office opened in 1905.
We also found Kidds Fork on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kidds Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kidds 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Kidds Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Kidds 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |