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Welcome to Forest Lake ...

Forest Lake is located in Bibb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Lake: Forest Lk.

Forest Lake is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Lake: 478

Communities Also Named Forest Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Forest Lake - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4) and Texas.

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

Communities near Forest Lake ...

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

  • Warner Robins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
  • Belvedere Manor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Byron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jones Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
  • Elberta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elberta is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Forsyth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Bloomfield Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Lake - 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.