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Welcome to Forest ...

The village of Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

Forest is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Forest: This one is located in Natchitoches Parish and the other is located in West Carroll Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 32 communities that are also named Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest ...

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

  • Natchitoches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Campti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
  • Montgomery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Provencal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Natchez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robeline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Powhatan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caspari ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
  • Victoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Natchitoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the 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.