Welcome to Forrest ...
So far, we found very little information about Forrest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forrest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forrest, please Contact Us.
Forrest would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forrest is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Forrest was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Forrest was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Forrest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Forrest - they are located in Arizona, Georgia (2), Illinois, Manitoba, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forrest.
Communities near Forrest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forrest.
- Kosciusko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaiden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- French Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forrest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forrest. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forrest. See our Newspapers Page for Forrest.
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, 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 Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forrest - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Forrest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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