Welcome to Forester ...

Forester is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Forester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Forester is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Forester: (479)

Communities Also Named Forester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Forester - they are located in Alabama and Michigan.

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

Communities near Forester ...

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

• Waldron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Mount Ida
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Oden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Harvey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Scott County
• Little Texas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Little Texas is located in Scott County
• Parks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Scott County
• Gravelly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
  • Gravelly is located in Yell County
• Pencil Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
  • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>
• Sims
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Montgomery County
• Whitetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Whitetown is located in Montgomery 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 Forester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forester ...

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

Adding Forester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forester in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forester post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/