Welcome to Forest Park ...

Forest Park is located in Dougherty County<1>.

Forest Park is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Forest Park (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Forest Park: 229

Communities Also Named Forest Park ...

While we believe that this Forest Park is located in Dougherty County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named Forest Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clayton, Hall, Muscogee and Richmond County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 54 communities that are also named Forest Park - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (5) and Washington.

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

Communities near Forest Park ...

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

• Hinds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
• Clarks Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
• Eugemar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
• Herod
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Herod is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
• Greenough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
• Dawson Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
• Leesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
• East Dougherty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
• Lake Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
• Relswood Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 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 Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Park ...

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