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Welcome to Kings Forest ...

Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Forest: Kings Frst.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings Forest for more information about variations on the name of Kings Forest.

Kings Forest is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Kings Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Kings Forest: This one is located in Roanoke County and the other is located in Chesterfield County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Kings Forest - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Kings Forest ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Christiansburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bent Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Cave Spring 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 Kings Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Forest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Forest ...

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