Welcome to Forestville ...

Forestville is located in Sonoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forestville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forestville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forestville is within the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Forestville: 95436<3>

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Forestville - they are located in Connecticut (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forestville ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
• Rohnert Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• Windsor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Healdsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Sebastopol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Cotati
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>
• Calistoga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Camp Meeker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Meeker
  • Camp Meeker is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Meeker <4>
• Guerneville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerneville
  • Guerneville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerneville <4>
• Occidental
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occidental
  • Occidental is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occidental <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestville ...

Looking for more information about Forestville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Forestville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forestville.

Adding Forestville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestville 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 Forestville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/