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Welcome to Breeden Forest ...

Breeden Forest is located in Prince William County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Breeden Forest: Breeden Frst.

Breeden Forest is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Breeden Forest: 703 & 571<3>

Communities near Breeden Forest ...

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

  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Manassas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Herndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dumfries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Haymarket
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Occoquan
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Breeden Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Breeden Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Breeden Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Breeden 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 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Breeden Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Breeden 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.