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Welcome to Glen Forest ...

Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Forest: Glen Frst.

Glen Forest is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Glen Forest ...

While we believe that this Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Glen Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fairfax and Suffolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Glen Forest - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Glen Forest ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Blacksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elliston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanging Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke 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 Glen Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen 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 Glen Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Glen 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.