Welcome to Forest Retreat ...

Forest Retreat is located in Clark County<1>.

Forest Retreat is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Forest Retreat, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Forest Retreat: 859

Communities near Forest Retreat ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Camargo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• North Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Wyandotte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyandotte is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
• Austerlitz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
• Clintonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Retreat ...

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