Five Forks

Five Forks Battlefield is a battlefield of the American Civil War, the location of the Battle of Five Forks, in which Union Army forces broke through Confederate Army lines, opening the way to gain control of the last rail line to besieged .
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
  • Also known as: “Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, Virginia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinwiddie and Sutherland.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Courthouse is an unincorporated community, census-designated place, and the county seat of , Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 619. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Five Forks.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on U.S. Route 460, 9 miles west-southwest of . is situated 5 miles northeast of Five Forks.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located along a former railroad mainline. The Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, passing through from to Ridgeway Junction, was completed in 1900, at which point it was merged into the Seaboard Air Line. is situated 6 miles south of Five Forks.

Five Forks

Latitude
37.13949° or 37° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
-77.623° or 77° 37′ 23″ west
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Open location code
879449QG+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157625588
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4759150
Wiki­data ID
Q5455928
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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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