Welcome to Forest Trail ...

Forest Trail is located in Charleston County<1>.

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

Forest Trail is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Forest Trail: (843)

Communities near Forest Trail ...

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

• Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• North Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Goose Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• James Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
  • James Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
• Folly Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Beach
  • Folly Beach is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folly Beach <4>
• Sullivan's Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan's Island
  • Sullivan's Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan's Island <4>
• Awendaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awendaw
  • Awendaw is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Awendaw <4>
• The Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • The Village is located in Charleston 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 Trail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Trail.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Trail ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

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