Welcome to Forrest City ...
So far, we found very little information about Forrest City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forrest City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forrest City, please Contact Us.
Forrest City would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forrest City is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Forrest City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Forrest City was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Forrest City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Forrest City - they are located in Arkansas and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forrest City.
Communities near Forrest City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forrest City.
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Metcalfe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Anguilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Isola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Overby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
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 Forrest City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forrest City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forrest City. 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 Forrest City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forrest City. See our Newspapers Page for Forrest City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forrest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forrest City - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Forrest City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Forrest City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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