Welcome to Prices Fork ...

Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prices Fork, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Prices Fork: Prices Frk.

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

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

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

Prices Fork lies within the (540) area code.

Websites for Prices Fork ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Prices Fork, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Prices Fork ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Christiansburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Radford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Pulaski
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Pearisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Narrows
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
• Pembroke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Sundance Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
• Mill Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Mill Village is located in Radford City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prices Fork ...

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

Adding Prices Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prices 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 Prices Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Prices Fork on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prices Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

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