Welcome to Forest Heights ...

Forest Heights is located in Clarke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Heights: Forest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forest Heights is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Heights: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...

While we believe that this Forest Heights is located in Clarke County, we know of another 3 Georgia communities named Forest Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bulloch, Douglas and Muscogee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 16 communities that are also named Forest Heights - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Ontario, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Forest Heights ...

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

• Athens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Chamberlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Winder
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <4>
• Dry Pond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Monroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Jefferson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Commerce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Cumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Cleveland Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nicholasville is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Heights ...

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