Welcome to Forest Isle ...

Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish<1>.

Forest Isle is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Isle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Forest Isle: 504

Communities near Forest Isle ...

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

• New Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <3>
• Kenner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
• Gretna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Harahan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <3>
• Westwego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <3>
• Jean Lafitte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Harvey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harvey is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
• Saxonholm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
• Scarsdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
• Mohawk City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Isle ...

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