Welcome to Forest Beach ...

Forest Beach is located in Emmet County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Beach: Forest Bch.

Forest Beach is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Beach: 231

Communities Also Named Forest Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Forest Beach - they are located in New York, South Carolina and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Forest Beach ...

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

• Petoskey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Petoskey
  • From Forest Beach to Petoskey
• Boyne City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boyne City
  • From Forest Beach to Boyne City
• Charlevoix
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charlevoix
  • From Forest Beach to Charlevoix
• East Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <3>
• Pellston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pellston
  • From Forest Beach to Pellston
• Alanson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <3>
• Boyne Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boyne Falls
  • From Forest Beach to Boyne Falls
• Bay Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay Harbor
  • From Forest Beach to Bay Harbor
• Ramona Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
  • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ramona Park
  • From Forest Beach to Ramona Park
• Bay View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Bay View is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bay View
  • From Forest Beach to Bay View

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Beach ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/