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Welcome to Forest Knolls ...

Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Knolls: Forest Knls.

Forest Knolls is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Forest Knolls ...

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

  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Daly City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • San Mateo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leandro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Rafael
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • San Bruno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Knolls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.