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Welcome to Forest Park Heights ...

Forest Park Heights is located in Monroe County<1>.


The location of Forest Park Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Forest Park Heights: Forest Park Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forest Park Heights is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Forest Park Heights is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest Park Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Forest Park Heights - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Forest Park Heights ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gosport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
  • Paragon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
    • Paragon is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
  • Stinesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Judah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
    • Judah is located in Lawrence County
  • Dolan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Dolan is located in Monroe County
  • Clear Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County

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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Park Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Park Heights ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Park Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Park Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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