Welcome to Poplar Forest ...

Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Forest: Poplar Frst.

Poplar Forest is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Poplar Forest is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Poplar Forest ...

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

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

Communities near Poplar Forest ...

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

• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Mineral
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Goochland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
• Maidens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Beaumont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
• Vontay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Willowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <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 Poplar Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Forest ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

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