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Welcome to Cumberland Forest ...

Cumberland Forest is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cumberland Forest: Cumberland Frst.

Cumberland Forest is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cumberland Forest is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Cumberland Forest ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cumberland Forest.

Communities near Cumberland Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cumberland 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Floyd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ellett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Shawsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • 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 Cumberland Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumberland Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumberland Forest ...

Looking for more information about Cumberland 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 Cumberland Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Cumberland 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.