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Welcome to Colonial Forest ...

Colonial Forest is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Colonial Forest: Colonial Frst.

Colonial Forest is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Colonial Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Colonial Forest (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Colonial Forest: 931

Communities Also Named Colonial Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Colonial Forest - they are located in South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Colonial Forest ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Smithville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonial Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colonial Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.