RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Montgomery County >> Freedom ForestIndex...

Welcome to Freedom Forest ...

Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Freedom Forest: Freedom Frst.

Freedom Forest is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Freedom Forest: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Freedom Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Freedom Forest: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Carroll County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Freedom Forest.

Websites for Freedom Forest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Freedom Forest, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Freedom Forest ...

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

  • Frederick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaithersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Herndon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Takoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Poolesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sykesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chevy Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freedom Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freedom Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Freedom Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Freedom Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.