Welcome to Forest Glen ...

So far, we found very little information about Forest Glen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forest Glen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest Glen, please Contact Us.

Forest Glen would have been located within present day Saint Tammany Parish<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Glen: Forest Gln.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Forest Glen is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Forest Glen was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Forest Glen was located: 985

Communities Also Named Forest Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Forest Glen - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forest Glen ...

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

• Slidell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
  • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <4>
• Mandeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <4>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Abita Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>
• Pearl River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <4>
• Madisonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Lewisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
• Huntwyck Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
  • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
• Browns Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
  • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
• North Shore Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
  • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish

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

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

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

Adding Forest Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Glen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest Glen was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Glen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/