Welcome to Forest Beach ...

Forest Beach is located in Beaufort County<1>.

The location of Forest Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Forest Beach: Forest Bch.

Forest Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Forest Beach is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

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 Michigan, New York 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.

• Hilton Head Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <4>
• Bluffton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Port Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Tybee Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
  • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <4>
• Thunderbolt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
  • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <4>
• Isle of Armstrong
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
  • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
• Daufuskie Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daufuskie Island
  • Daufuskie Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daufuskie Island <4>
• Fort Screven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Screven
  • Fort Screven is located in Chatham County (GA)
• Pritchardville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
  • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
• Golden Isles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Isles
  • Golden Isles is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Isles <4>

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 Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/