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Welcome to Forest Park ...

Forest Park is located in Washington County<1>.

Forest Park is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Park: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Park ...

While we believe that this Forest Park is located in Washington County, we know of another 3 Maryland communities named Forest Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baltimore City, Charles and Saint Mary's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 54 communities that are also named Forest Park - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (5) and Washington.

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

Communities near Forest Park ...

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

  • Everett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Everett is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
  • Hancock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hedgesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Pearre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pearre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
  • Woodmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
  • Purcell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Park - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Forest Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Park 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.