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Welcome to The Colony at Valley Forge ...

The Colony at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The Colony at Valley Forge is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Colony at Valley Forge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near The Colony at Valley Forge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Colony at Valley Forge.

  • Norristown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pottstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Darby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkasie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Collingdale
    (18 miles [29 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 The Colony at Valley Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Colony at Valley Forge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Colony at Valley Forge. 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 The Colony at Valley Forge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around The Colony at Valley Forge. See our Newspapers Page for The Colony at Valley Forge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Colony at Valley Forge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania'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 The Colony at Valley Forge - 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.