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Welcome to Forestdale ...

Forestdale is located in Lee County<1>.

Forestdale is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Forestdale (for example, toward Twin Chapel (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Forestdale: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Forestdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Forestdale: This one is located in Lee County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 12 communities that are also named Forestdale - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forestdale ...

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

  • Opelika
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuskegee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Notasulga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Loachapoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Cusseta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • The Bottle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bottle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
  • Beauregard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauregard is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
  • Gwen Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestdale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forestdale - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Forestdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Forestdale 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.