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Welcome to Public Fork ...

Public Fork is located in Charlotte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Public Fork: Public Frk.

Public Fork is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Public Fork: 434

Communities near Public Fork ...

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

  • South Boston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chase City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Keysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte Court House
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Drakes Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boydton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Phenix
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Public Fork ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charlotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Public 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.