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Welcome to Hightower Forest ...

Hightower Forest is located in Newton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hightower Forest: Hightower Frst.

Hightower Forest is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Hightower Forest ...

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

  • Stonecrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Lawrenceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Snellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Conyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loganville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lilburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 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 Hightower Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hightower Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hightower Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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