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Welcome to Blue Ridge Forest ...

Blue Ridge Forest is located in Buncombe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blue Ridge Forest: Blue Rdg. Frst. (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Frst. or Blue Ridg. Frst.)

Blue Ridge Forest is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blue Ridge Forest is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Blue Ridge Forest: 828

Communities near Blue Ridge Forest ...

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

  • Asheville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hendersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fletcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodfin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Weaverville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ridge Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.