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Welcome to Lanes Well Fork ...

Lanes Well Fork is located in Campbell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lanes Well Fork: Lanes Well Frk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lanes Well Fork for more information about variations on the name of Lanes Well Fork.

Lanes Well Fork is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lanes Well Fork: 434

Communities near Lanes Well Fork ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Altavista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
    • Altavista is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <3>
  • Appomattox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hurt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Powhatan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
    • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
  • Timberlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
  • Bedford Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
  • Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell 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 Lanes Well Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanes Well Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanes Well Fork ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanes Well Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanes Well Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.









 

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