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Welcome to West Salem Forest ...

West Salem Forest is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Salem Forest: W. Salem Frst.

West Salem Forest is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Salem Forest: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near West Salem Forest ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blacksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Elliston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salem Forest ...

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