Forkland Community Center

The Forkland Community Center was founded in 1971 when the Forkland School closed after operating for 43 years. People living in the Forkland community pledged money to buy the school buildings and incorporated the Community Center. Its aims are both to preserve and promote the rural heritage of our unique and scenic Knobs area, and also to provide a facility for many educational and recreational community activities.

Over the years, we've maintained and improved the original two buildings (on the National Register of Historic Places), and we've also added a 1790s log cabin, concession stand, picnic shelter, and storage building. A county fire and rescue building, originally built by local people, is behind our main building.

We have several special events open to the public during the year, including our Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue each October, one of the few true folk festivals in Kentucky. Other annual events include a Pie Supper in March, a High Tea in May, the Halloween Carnival, an elegant Christmas Dinner, and Twilight Christmas. The Forkland Lincoln Museum and Gift Shop are open regularly throughout the year. Forkland is well-known for its artists, and their works are displayed throughout the Community Center buildings. Additional activities include weekly art classes, Cub Scout and Boy Scout meetings, basketball, family reunions, picnics, and volunteer work days.

We hope you'll come visit us on the Fork!

Directions and Contact Information

Forkland Community Center is in southwest Boyle County on KY Rt. 37, 30 minutes from Danville or Lebanon.

Address: Forkland Community Center, Inc., 16479 Forkland Road, Gravel Switch, KY 40328

Phone: 859-332-7146

E-mail: info@forklandcomctr.org

Directions: From Danville, go south on US 127 to the traffic light at Junction City and turn right onto KY 300, then just after the railroad tracks turn left onto KY 37 and stay on KY 37 all the way (about 10 miles) to the Community Center (on the right). From Lebanon, go east on US 68, turn right on KY 243 (Gravel Switch turnoff), then stay on KY 243 until KY 243 turns right over a bridge, where you should go straight on KY 37; the Community Center is about three miles (on the left).

GPS coordinates: 37.551187, -84.984967