Welcome to Forestdale ...

Forestdale is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forestdale is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Forestdale is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Websites for Forestdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forestdale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Forestdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Forestdale - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forestdale ...

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

• Huntington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ironton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Barboursville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• South Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Russell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Kenova
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Raceland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• Catlettsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
• Worthington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 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 Forestdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forestdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestdale ...

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

Adding Forestdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestdale 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 Forestdale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/