Welcome to Forest Knolls ...

Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Knolls: Forest Knls.

Forest Knolls is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Forest Knolls is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Forest Knolls lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Knolls: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Knolls ...

While we believe that this Forest Knolls is located in Nevada County, we know of another 2 California communities named Forest Knolls. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marin and San Francisco County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Forest Knolls - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland (2), New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Forest Knolls ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <4>
• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• The Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
• Bitney Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
• Blue Tent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
• Newtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Newtown is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
• Scotts Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
• You Bet ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
• Chicago Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chicago Park is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Park <4>
• Alta Sierra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Knolls ...

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