Welcome to Forksburg ...

Forksburg is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Forksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forksburg is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Forksburg: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Forksburg ...

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

• Morgantown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <5>
• Fairmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Bridgeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Grafton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Westover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
• Granville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Kingwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <5>
• Shinnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <5>
• Mannington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forksburg ...

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

Adding Forksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forksburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forksburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Forksburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/