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Welcome to Lumpkin Forest ...

Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lumpkin Forest: Lumpkin Frst.

Lumpkin Forest is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lumpkin Forest: 434

Communities near Lumpkin Forest ...

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

  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Yanceyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chatham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Kentuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Mount Cross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Gatewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Whitetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Laurel Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
  • Spring Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lumpkin Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lumpkin Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.