Welcome to River Forest ...

River Forest is located in Winnebago County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for River Forest: River Frst.

River Forest is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for River Forest: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named River Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named River Forest: This one is located in Winnebago County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 6 communities that are also named River Forest - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland and South Carolina.

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

Communities near River Forest ...

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

• Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Belvidere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• South Beloit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
• Rockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <5>
• Poplar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <5>
• Byron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Oregon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Forest ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov