Welcome to Windgate Forest ...
Windgate Forest is located in Fayette County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Windgate Forest: Windgate Frst.
Windgate Forest is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Windgate Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Windgate Forest (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Windgate Forest: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>
Communities near Windgate Forest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windgate Forest.
- South Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Smokey Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pontevedra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Forest Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 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 Windgate Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windgate Forest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windgate 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 Windgate Forest.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windgate Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Windgate Forest.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windgate Forest ...
Looking for more information about Windgate 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 Windgate Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windgate Forest.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windgate 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 Windgate Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Windgate 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. |