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Welcome to Windsor Forest ...

Windsor Forest is located in Chatham County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Windsor Forest: Windsor Frst.

Windsor Forest is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Windsor Forest: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Windsor Forest ...

While we believe that this Windsor Forest is located in Chatham County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Windsor Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Houston and Richmond County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named Windsor Forest - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Windsor Forest ...

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

  • Savannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pooler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Wentworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rossignol Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tybee Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Exley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Exley is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 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 Windsor Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windsor Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windsor Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windsor 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Windsor Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Windsor 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.