Welcome to Forest Grove ...

Forest Grove is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

Forest Grove is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Forest Grove lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Forest Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Forest Grove ...

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

• Homer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Arcadia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Haynesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
• Bernice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
• Gibsland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
  • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
• Junction City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Junction City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Athens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Lisbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Lillie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
  • Lillie is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <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 Forest Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Grove ...

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

Adding Forest Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forest Grove post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/