Forest Park
Forest Park is a park in Jefferson, Alabama. Forest Park is situated nearby to Griffin Cemetery, as well as near United States Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) and St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Birmingham, Alabama).
A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University)
Church
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A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Forest Park.
St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Church
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St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is situated 2 miles north of Forest Park.
Union Baptist Church (Homewood, Alabama)
Church
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Union Baptist Church (Homewood, Alabama) is situated 2 miles northeast of Forest Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homewood and Vestavia Hills.
Homewood
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Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Vestavia Hills
Town
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Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after Birmingham and Hoover, and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama. Vestavia Hills is situated 1½ miles southeast of Forest Park.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 3 miles northwest of Forest Park.
Forest Park
- Type: Park
- Categories: recreation area and meadow
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.46198° or 33° 27′ 43″ northLongitude
-86.81198° or 86° 48′ 43″ westOpen location code
865MF56Q+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 489355172OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadowOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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