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Welcome to Forest Heights ...

Forest Heights is located in Loudon County<1>.

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

Forest Heights is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Forest Heights (for example, toward Center Ford), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Forest Heights: 865

Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, South Carolina (3) and Texas.

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

Websites for Forest Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudoncounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forest Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Forest Heights ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 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 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Heights - 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.