Welcome to British Woods ...
British Woods is located in Botetourt County<1>.
British Woods is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: British Woods lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for British Woods: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named British Woods ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for British Woods.
Communities near British Woods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near British Woods.
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boones Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amsterdam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
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 British Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for British Woods.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of British Woods. 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 British Woods.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around British Woods. See our Newspapers Page for British Woods.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for British Woods ...
Looking for more information about British Woods? 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 British Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for British Woods.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around British Woods - 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 British Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the British Woods 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |