Welcome to Black Forest ...

Black Forest is located in Tehama County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Black Forest: Black Frst.

Black Forest is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Black Forest is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Black Forest lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Black Forest: (530)

Communities Also Named Black Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Black Forest - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Black Forest ...

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

• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Mill Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
• Lake Almanor West
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor West
  • Lake Almanor West is located in Plumas County
  • Lake Almanor West has also been known as:
  • Almanor West
• Longville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Longville is located in Plumas County
• Lake Almanor Country Club
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Almanor Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Country Club
  • Lake Almanor Country Club is located in Plumas County
• Lake Almanor Peninsula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Peninsula
  • Lake Almanor Peninsula is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Almanor Peninsula <4>
• Prattville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Mineral
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Peninsula Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
• Peninsula Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula Village <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 Black Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Forest ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/