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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Forrest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forrest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forrest, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Forrest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forrest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Forrest is historic, it would have been located within present day Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Edgefield (SC) & McCormick (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Forrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forrest:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Forrest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Grovetown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fort Gordon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arrow Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
    • Evans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamkin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Harlem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lulaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Memory Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Maddox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
    • Sawdust
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Snead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Snead is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Appling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Keysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Saint Clair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Gough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Drone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Waynesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Glascock County
    • Gibson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Noah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Matthews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <2>
    • Wrens Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Zebina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
    • Stapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Avera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <2>
    • Omaha Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Loce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
    • Lincolnton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Dearing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Megahee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Boneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Thomson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Belair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
    • Barton Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
    • Fleming Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Rockbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Southgate Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
    • Blythe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pepperidge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
    • Fairvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Bonair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • De Bruce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Mesena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Camak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cadley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • North Augusta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Belvedere
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
    • Beech Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clearwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Burnettown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
    • Langley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gloverville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kathwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
    • Springdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Graniteville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Murphys Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Colliers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Edgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgefield is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <2>
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trenton is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
  • McCormick County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.
    • Clarks Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Modoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Parksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Plum Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forrest, see our County-by-County Page for Forrest.

Cemeteries Near Forrest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forrest.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Forrest - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.

  • Newman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bugg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Steiner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Inglett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newmen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Steadman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beard - Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (415 more) ...
    • Bynum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Knox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Forrest itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Forrest, with the one closest to Forrest listed first.

  • Grovetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Berzelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Berzelia is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
  • Belair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Belair is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Harlem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lamkin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Wheless
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
  • Martinez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawdust
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Avondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avondale is located in McDuffie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Blythe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hephzibah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gracewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adventure ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Adventure is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adams ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Adams is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forrest.

Newspapers Published in Forrest ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forrest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forrest, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forrest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forrest:

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 Forrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.