Welcome to Forada ...

The city of Forada is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Forada has a population of 189 people<3> (see below for details).

Forada is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forada had an population of 189 people. This is an increase of 2.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forada had a population of 185 people. This makes Forada the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 185 people, the population of Forada decreased 6.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 197 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Forada.

Communities near Forada ...

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

• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Sauk Centre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Centre
  • Sauk Centre is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Centre <5>
• Glenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Osakis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <5>
• Starbuck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
  • Starbuck is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <5>
• Carlos
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <5>
• Brandon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Miltona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <5>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
• Garfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <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 Forada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forada.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forada ...

Looking for more information about Forada? 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 Forada, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forada.

Adding Forada to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forada post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/