Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Three Forks (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Three Forks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Three Forks ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Three Forks is located in Campbell County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Campbell County: Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Three Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Forks:
- Campbell County (The home county of Three Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Mount Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rustburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Bedford Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Coolwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Walkers Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Sweet Briar Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pedlar Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Monitor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- New Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Allwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spout Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Chap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Appomattox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Beckham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Pamplin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Hurtsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Abert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Goode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Coleman Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Huddleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Davis Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Aspenwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Phenix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Charlotte Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Drakes Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Cody
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Rabat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Nathalie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Loftis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Crystal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Rodden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Clays Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Gladstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Hurt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Brutus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Renan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Chalk Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Pittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Sonans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Java
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Sheva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Whittles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Forks.
Cemeteries Near Three Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Forks.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Three Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Tweedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merryman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Candler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Gilliam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Three Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Mount Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Winfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winfall is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Rustburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Yellow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bocock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Naruna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Naruna is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Lawyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Joshua Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Forks.
Newspapers Published in Three Forks ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Forks, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Three Forks:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Three Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |