Five Forks
Five Forks is a hamlet in Lawrence, Kentucky. Five Forks is situated nearby to the hamlet Yatesville, as well as near Fullers.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Five Forks, Kentucky” and “Five Forks, KY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yatesville Dam.
Yatesville Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Yatesville Lake is a reservoir in Lawrence County, Kentucky in the far eastern part of the state, close to the town of Louisa. The earthen dam was constructed in 1988 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 156 feet, and a length of 855 feet at its crest. Yatesville Dam is situated 2½ miles west of Five Forks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louisa and Fallsburg.
Louisa
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. Louisa is situated 3 miles east of Five Forks.
Fallsburg
Hamlet
Fallsburg is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. Fallsburg was once the site of a busy mill. Fallsburg is situated 3½ miles north of Five Forks.
Fort Gay
Village
Fort Gay is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy rivers. It is located within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, and adjoins Louisa, Kentucky. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. Fort Gay is situated 3½ miles east of Five Forks.
Five Forks
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.1287° or 38° 7′ 43″ northLongitude
-82.65599° or 82° 39′ 22″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
86CV48HV+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 154321082OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Five Forks” goes by many names.
- French: “Five Forks”
- Irish: “Five Forks”
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