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Welcome to Forest ...

The city of Forest is located in Scott County<1> and is the County Seat for Scott County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forest has a population of 5,533 people<2> (see below for details).

Forest is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Forest: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Forest: 39074<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forest had an population of 5,533 people. This is a decrease of 2.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest had a population of 5,684 people (which is 20.06% of the total population of Scott County). This makes Forest the county's most populous community.

The population of Forest represents 0.19% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,684 people, the population of Forest decreased 5.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,987 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forest.

Communities Also Named Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, 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.

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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Forest, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forest.

Adding Forest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Forest post office opened in 1859.

We also found Forest in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Forest.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. 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).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Forest). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forest or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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