Welcome to Penn Forest ...

Penn Forest is located in Roanoke County<1>.

The location of Penn Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Penn Forest: Penn Frst.

Penn Forest is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Penn Forest: (540)

Communities Also Named Penn Forest ...

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

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

Communities near Penn Forest ...

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

• Roanoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Vinton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Troutville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Boones Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• Garden City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
• Buena Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
• Sunset Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
• Bent Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
  • Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Forest ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penn Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/