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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Forest Highlands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest Highlands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest Highlands listed first.

  • Mossy Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ealum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ealum is located in Walton County
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  • Gordon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Portland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Freeport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eucheeanna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Argyle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Florala
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
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  • Union
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Knox Hill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
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  • Beda
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beda is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Ponce de Leon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Redbay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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