Welcome to Forest Hill ...

Forest Hill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Forest Hill is located in Wood County<1>.

Forest Hill is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forest Hill: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Hill ...

While we believe that this Forest Hill is located in Wood County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Forest Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris, Lamar, Potter and Tarrant County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Tennessee (6), 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.

• Mineola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mineola
  • From Forest Hill to Mineola
• Winnsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Grand Saline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grand Saline
  • From Forest Hill to Grand Saline
• Quitman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quitman
  • From Forest Hill to Quitman
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Como
  • From Forest Hill to Como
• Alba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alba
  • From Forest Hill to Alba
• Yantis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
• Coke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Coke is located in Wood County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coke
  • From Forest Hill to Coke
• Stout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Stout is located in Wood County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stout
  • From Forest Hill to Stout
• Hainesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
  • Hainesville is located in Wood County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hainesville
  • From Forest Hill to Hainesville

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.

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.

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