Welcome to Forest Heights ...

Forest Heights is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Forest Heights: Forest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forest Heights is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Forest Heights (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Forest Heights: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...

While we believe that this Forest Heights is located in Douglas County, we know of another 3 Georgia communities named Forest Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bulloch, Clarke and Muscogee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 16 communities that are also named Forest Heights - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Ontario, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Forest Heights ...

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

• South Fulton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• East Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Kennesaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>
• Kennesaw Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
  • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
• Pontevedra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Fairburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Fairburn is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <5>
• Villa Rica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/