Do you know of Forest Hill ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Forest Hill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Forest Hill.

We found mention of Forest Hill as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Forest Hill ...

We found 45 communities that share the name Forest Hill.

Within Massachusetts, the name Forest Hill is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 41 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Mobile County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Forest Hill [Mobile County].
- California
  - San Francisco County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Hill [San Francisco County].
- Colorado
  - Gunnison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Forest Hill [Gunnison County].
- Illinois
  - Cook County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Forest Hill [Cook County].
- Indiana
  - Decatur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Forest Hill [Decatur County].
  - Posey County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Forest Hill [Posey County].
- Kansas
  - Lyon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Hill [Lyon County].
  - Morris County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Hill [Morris County].
  - Russell County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Hill [Russell County].
  - Wallace County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Hill [Wallace County].
- Kentucky
  - McCracken County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Forest Hill [McCracken County].
- Louisiana
  - East Baton Rouge Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Forest Hill [East Baton Rouge Parish].
  - Rapides Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Forest Hill [Rapides Parish].
- Maryland
  - Harford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Forest Hill [Harford County].
- Michigan
  - Gratiot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Forest Hill [Gratiot County].
- Mississippi
  - Hinds County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Forest Hill [Hinds County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Forest Hill.
- New Jersey
  - Camden County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Forest Hill [Camden County].
  - Essex County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Forest Hill [Essex County].
  - Ocean County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Forest Hill [Ocean County].
- North Carolina
  - Forsyth County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Forest Hill [Forsyth County].
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Forest Hill [Wayne County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Forest Hill.
- Ohio
  - Cuyahoga County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Forest Hill [Cuyahoga County].
  - Summit County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Forest Hill [Summit County].
- Oklahoma
  - Le Flore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Forest Hill [Le Flore County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Forest Hill.
- Pennsylvania
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Forest Hill [Union County].
- Prince Edward Island
  - Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Forest Hill.
- Tennessee
  - Blount County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Blount County].
  - Cocke County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Cocke County].
  - Cumberland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Cumberland County].
  - Giles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Giles County].
  - Humphreys County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Humphreys County].
  - Shelby County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Forest Hill [Shelby County].
- Texas
  - Harris County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Forest Hill [Harris County].
  - Lamar County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Forest Hill [Lamar County].
  - Potter County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Forest Hill [Potter County].
  - Tarrant County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Forest Hill [Tarrant County].
  - Wood County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Forest Hill [Wood County].
- Virginia
  - Brunswick County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forest Hill [Brunswick County].
  - Campbell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forest Hill [Campbell County].
  - Lynchburg City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forest Hill [Lynchburg City].
  - Richmond City
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forest Hill [Richmond City].
- West Virginia
  - Summers County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Forest Hill [Summers County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Forest Hill ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Forest Hill:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Forest Hill - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Suffolk County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Suffolk County.

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forest Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.