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Welcome to Chestnut Forest ...

Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Chestnut Forest: Chestnut Frst.

Chestnut Forest is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chestnut Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chestnut Forest: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Chestnut Forest ...

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

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

Websites for Chestnut Forest ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Chestnut Forest ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Dunwoody West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chestnut Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chestnut Forest - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Chestnut Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Chestnut Forest 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.