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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 Five 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 Five 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 Five 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 Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Five Forks is located in Ritchie County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Ritchie County: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Ritchie County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Cornwallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Arnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
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- Orlando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Freed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Duckworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Truebada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Normantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tichenal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- West Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Hurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cox Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Lightburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jane Lew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Schultz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- DeLong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Horseneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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- Saint Marys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Millard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
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- Triplett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
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- Reedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Plum Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- McKim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Minnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
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- Bane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
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- Burning Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
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- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
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- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
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- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
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- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Dallison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Kanawha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Leachtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Parkers Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
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- Valley Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
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- Monroe County (OH)
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
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- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Wade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Newell Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Deucher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Matamoras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ward ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Yankeeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Sandhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Steel Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Gasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Grand View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
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- Harmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five 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 Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Betheny Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Buzzard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
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- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
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- Hazelgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
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- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
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- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
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- Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Ritchie County
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- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five 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 helpful websites 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 Five Forks:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Ritchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Five 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- Five Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |