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Welcome to Green Hill Forest ...

Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Green Hill Forest: Green Hill Frst.

Green Hill Forest is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Green Hill Forest: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Green Hill Forest ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Strasburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Berryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Toms Brook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Green Hill Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Hill Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Hill Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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