Welcome to Forest Home ...
Forest Home is located in Williamson County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Forest Home, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Home, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Forest Home is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Forest Home lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Forest Home: (615)
Communities Also Named Forest Home ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Forest Home - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Home.
Communities near Forest Home ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Home.
- Nashville - Davidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <5>
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>
- Nolensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <5>
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <5>
- Green Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 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 Forest Home. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Home.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Home. 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 Home.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Home. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Home.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Home ...
Looking for more information about Forest Home? 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 Home, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Home.
Adding Forest Home to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forest Home in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest Home was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Forest Home post office opened in 1879.
We also found Forest Home in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Home.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Home - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |