Welcome to Forest Hills ...

So far, we found very little information about Forest Hills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forest Hills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest Hills, please Contact Us.

Forest Hills would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.

The location of Forest Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Forest Hills is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Forest Hills is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Forest Hills was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Forest Hills once stood is in the (540) area code.

Websites for Forest Hills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities Also Named Forest Hills ...

While we believe that this Forest Hills is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 6 Virginia communities named Forest Hills. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chesapeake City, Danville City, Page, Prince William, Suffolk City and Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 97 communities that are also named Forest Hills - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (17), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (11), Tennessee (10), Texas (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Forest Hills ...

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

• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Christiansburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <5>
• Radford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Pembroke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Bennetts Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
• Old Farm Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
  • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
• Prices Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
  • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
• Raintree Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
  • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Giles County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/