Forest Hill
Forest Hill is a church community on Farm Road 38 three miles north of Petty in extreme western Lamar County. It had been established by 1936, when maps showed a church, a cemetery, a school, and a collection of dwellings there. The next year the community had a total of three teachers, who taught sixty-eight elementary school students and seventeen high school students. By 1957 the secondary school had been consolidated into the West Lamar system. In the early 1980s maps showed a Forest Hill Community Center, a church and cemetery, and a few scattered dwellings at the site.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Forest Hill is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 33.65121440
- Longitude
- -95.81802140
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
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Population Counts
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| Pop. | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 2009 | Local Officials |