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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Scott County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Sullivan (TN), Lee, Russell, Washington & Wise.
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:
- Scott 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.
- Lano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Fort Blackmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Blackmore
- Fort Blackmore is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Blackmore <1>
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinchport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Duffield is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duffield <1>
- Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Gate City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <1>
- Snowflake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Nickelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelsville
- Nickelsville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickelsville <1>
- Kermit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Yuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Grigbys Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
- Virginia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Herald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Darwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Nora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Clintwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <1>
- Aily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Clinchco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
- Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <1>
- Bucu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Darnell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Keokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Stickleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Dryden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Pennington Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
- Fleenortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Van
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Lee County
- Norton City
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <1>
- Norton
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Fugates Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fugates Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Bickley Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bickley Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Castlewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
- Castlewood is located in Russell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <1>
- Willow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Creswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Dickensonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Mendota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Benhams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Three Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Craigs Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Burson Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- East Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <1>
- Blackwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kent Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Appalachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
- Appalachia is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <1>
- Esserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Hamilton town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Wise is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <1>
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
- Coeburn is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <1>
- Dwina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Virginia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <1>
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Lynch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <1>
- Benham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <1>
- Holmes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <1>
- Chad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Closplint
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Dizney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Louellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Totz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totz
- Totz is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Totz <1>
- Kenvir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Cranks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Redbud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Short Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Eolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Oven Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Partridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Ermine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Linefork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Mayking
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Sergent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - West Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <1>
- Jenkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <1>
- Bellcraft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Perry County (KY)
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Ford
- Kyles Ford is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyles Ford <1>
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Waycross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Block City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <1>
- Rotherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Church Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <1>
- New Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Blossom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Surgoinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
- Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <1>
- Kepler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Morrison City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Beartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Cherokee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Borden Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Kingsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <1>
- Orebank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Beechwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Harrtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Mill Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Colonial Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <1>
- Beechnut City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Fall Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <1>
- Gray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County (TN)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for 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 33 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Dickenson County
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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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Egan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egan Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2631270 <5>
- Baldwin - Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin - Hall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin - Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394460 <5>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baldwin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49322 <5>
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- James N. Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James N. Baldwin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the James N. Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Fort Blackmore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James N. Baldwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2453288 <5>
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starnes Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starnes Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starnes Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Laney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laney Cemetery
- Continue List (1436 more) ...
- Dingus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dingus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dingus Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
- Dingus Cemetery
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.<6>
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.
- Duncan Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Fort Blackmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Blackmore
- Fort Blackmore is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Blackmore <1>
- Rye Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <1>
- Clinch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Natural Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Duffield is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duffield <1>
- Clinchport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McConnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Gate City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <1>
- Snowflake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8126, Longitude: -82.6582 In this case, the coordinates for Three Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | 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. |