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Welcome to Dawnwood Forest ...

A typical abbreviation for Dawnwood Forest: Dawnwood Frst.

Dawnwood Forest is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Dawnwood Forest: 540 & 826<2>

Communities near Dawnwood Forest ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Cave Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Mason Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawnwood Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawnwood Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Dawnwood Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Dawnwood Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.