Welcome to Abel Lake Forest ...
Abel Lake Forest is located in Stafford County.
The location of Abel Lake Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
A typical abbreviation for Abel Lake Forest: Able Lk. Forest
Abel Lake Forest is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Abel Lake Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Abel Lake Forest: (540)
Communities near Abel Lake Forest ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Abel Lake Forest and not the distance if driven.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Canterbury Village [Map] | --- | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Dumfries [Map] | 5,230 | NE | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Fredericksburg [Map] | 28,360 | S | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Hartwood Village [Map] | --- | NW | 5 miles [8 km] |
| King James Village [Map] | --- | NE | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Meadowood Village [Map] | --- | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Abel Lake Forest.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Abel Lake Forest. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abel Lake Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abel Lake Forest.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Abel Lake Forest:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abel Lake Forest ...
Looking for more information about Abel Lake 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.
Looking for more information about Abel Lake 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 Abel Lake Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abel Lake Forest.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abel Lake Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abel Lake Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abel Lake Forest) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abel Lake Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4105, Longitude: -77.4829 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Abel Lake Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Abel Lake Forest. |