Welcome to Forrest ...

Forrest is located in Cochise County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forrest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Forrest is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Forrest is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Forrest lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Forrest, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Forrest is within the (520) area code.

Communities Also Named Forrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Forrest - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Forrest ...

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

• Douglas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• Bisbee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <4>
• Double Adobe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
• Pirtleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtleville
  • Pirtleville is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pirtleville <4>
• Don Luis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
  • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
• Huachuca Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca Terrace
  • Huachuca Terrace is located in Cochise County
• Naco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
  • Naco is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <4>
• McNeal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <4>
• Elfrida
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfrida
  • Elfrida is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elfrida <4>
• Palominas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
  • Palominas is located in Cochise County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forrest ...

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

Adding Forrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forrest 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 Forrest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forrest post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/