Welcome to Forest Hill ...

Forest Hill is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Forest Hill is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Hill: 901

Communities Also Named Forest Hill ...

While we believe that this Forest Hill is located in Shelby County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Forest Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Cocke, Cumberland, Giles and Humphreys County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 47 communities that are also named Forest Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas (5), Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Forest Hill ...

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

• Memphis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Memphis
  • From Forest Hill to Memphis
• Bartlett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
• Southaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <3>
• Collierville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Collierville
  • From Forest Hill to Collierville
• Olive Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
• Germantown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Germantown
  • From Forest Hill to Germantown
• Spring Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horn Lake
  • From Forest Hill to Horn Lake
• Lakeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <3>
• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Hill ...

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

Adding Forest Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forest Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Forest Hill post office opened in 1874.

We also found Forest Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/