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Welcome to Forest Point ...

Forest Point is located in Rankin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Point: Forest Pt.

Forest Point is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Point: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Forest Point ...

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

  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Byram
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Point ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Point - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Point 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.