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Welcome to Green Forest ...

Green Forest is located in Anderson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Green Forest: Green Frst.

Green Forest is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Green Forest: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Green Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Green Forest: This one is located in Anderson County and the other is located in Greenville County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Green Forest - they are located in Arkansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Green Forest ...

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

  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clemson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Belton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hartwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pelzer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Green Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.