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Welcome to Three Forks ...

Three Forks is located in Campbell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.

Three Forks is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Three Forks: 434

Communities Also Named Three Forks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Three Forks: This one is located in Campbell County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 28 communities that are also named Three Forks - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky (2), Montana (3), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee (2), Utah (3), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.

Communities near Three Forks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Three Forks.

  • Lynchburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Altavista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Appomattox
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Brookneal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Forks ...

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

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 Three Forks - 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.