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Welcome to Forest Meadows ...

Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Meadows: Forest Mdws.

Forest Meadows is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Forest Meadows is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Forest Meadows: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Forest Meadows - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Forest Meadows ...

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

  • Sonora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Angels
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Douglas Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakemont Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lakemont Pines is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Pines
  • Sheep Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fly-In Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fly-In Acres is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly-In Acres
  • Meadowmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowmont is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowmont
  • Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Meadows - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Meadows 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.