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Welcome to West Forest ...

West Forest is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Forest: W. Forest

West Forest is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for West Forest: 865

Communities Also Named West Forest ...

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

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

Communities near West Forest ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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