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Welcome to Forest Glen ...

Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Glen: Forest Gln.

Forest Glen is 8,700 feet [2,652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Forest Glen is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Forest Glen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forest Glen: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Forest Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Forest Glen - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forest Glen ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • West Jordan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sandy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • South Jordan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Millcreek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Draper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Riverton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Glen ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest Glen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Forest Glen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.