Welcome to Forest Heights ...

Forest Heights is located in Kershaw County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Forest Heights: Forest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forest Heights is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Forest Heights lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...

While we believe that this Forest Heights is located in Kershaw County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Forest Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Aiken and Sumter County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 16 communities that are also named Forest Heights - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Heights.

Communities near Forest Heights ...

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

• Bishopville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Bishopville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <4>
• Elgin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Bethune
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <4>
• Lugoff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugoff
  • Lugoff is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lugoff <4>
• Spring Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
  • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
• Cassatt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassatt
  • Cassatt is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassatt <4>
• Rembert
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
  • Rembert is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rembert <4>
• Westville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Horatio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Horatio is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
• Manville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Manville is located in Lee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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