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Welcome to Blake Forest ...

Blake Forest is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blake Forest: Blake Frst.

Blake Forest is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blake Forest: 540 & 826<3>

Websites for Blake Forest ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities near Blake Forest ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Radford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Floyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Shawsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Merrimac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Pilot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blake Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia'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 Blake 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Blake Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blake 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.