Welcome to Forestville ...

Forestville is located in Fillmore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Forestville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Forestville: (507)

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Forestville - they are located in California, Connecticut (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), 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.

• Cresco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <4>
• Chatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <4>
• Spring Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Preston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Grand Meadow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <4>
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• Le Roy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Lanesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <4>
• Racine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
• Lime Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
  • Lime Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forestville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forestville.

Adding Forestville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forestville post office opened in 1855.

We also found Forestville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

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