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Welcome to Forest Ridge Estates ...

Forest Ridge Estates is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Ridge Estates: Forest Ridge Ests.

Forest Ridge Estates is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Ridge Estates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Ridge Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Forest Ridge Estates ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vestavia Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Alabaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pelham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trussville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Ridge Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Ridge Estates - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Ridge Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Ridge Estates 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.