Welcome to Forest City ...

Forest City is located in Washington County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Forest City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Forest City is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forest City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Forest City (for example, toward McAdam (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Forest City is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest City ...

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

• Danforth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
  • Danforth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <5>
• Topsfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
  • Topsfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Amity
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Amity is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Reed Plantation
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
  • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Orient
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <5>
• Vanceboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
• Haynesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• Bancroft
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Drew Plantation
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
  • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest City ...

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

Adding Forest City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest City 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 Forest City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Forest City post office opened in 1874.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/