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Welcome to River Forest ...

River Forest is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for River Forest: River Frst.

River Forest is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named River Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named River Forest - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana and Maryland.

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

Communities near River Forest ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Woodruff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lyman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
  • Pacolet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Inman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
  • Cowpens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <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 River Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River 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 River Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the River 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.