Welcome to Rainbow Forest ...

Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rainbow Forest: Rainbow Frst.

Rainbow Forest is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Rainbow Forest ...

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

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

Communities near Rainbow Forest ...

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

Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
Radford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Bedford County
Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Bedford is located in Bedford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
Boones Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- New Castle is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <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 Rainbow Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainbow Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rainbow 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 Rainbow Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Rainbow 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.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.