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Welcome to Elk Forest ...

Elk Forest is located in Kanawha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Forest: Elk Frst.

Elk Forest is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elk Forest: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Elk Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elk Forest - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Elk Forest ...

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

  • Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Winfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Belle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Elk 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.