Welcome to Forum ...

Forum is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Forum is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Forum ...

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

• Berryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Green Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <4>
• Huntsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Eureka Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <4>
• Goshen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Hindsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsville
  • Hindsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsville <4>
• Marble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Madison County
• Metalton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
  • Metalton is located in Carroll County
• Whitener
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
  • Whitener is located in Madison County
• Winona Springs ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
  • Winona Springs is located in Carroll 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 Forum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forum ...

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

Adding Forum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Forum post office opened in 1890.

We also found Forum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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