Welcome to Forney ...

Forney is located in Choctaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Forney is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Forney: (580)

Communities Also Named Forney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Forney - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Forney ...

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

• Hugo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Antlers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <4>
• Boswell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Fort Towson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Rattan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Soper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <4>
• Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
• Razor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
  • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
• Chicota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicota
  • Chicota is located in Lamar County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicota <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 Forney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forney ...

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

Adding Forney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forney post office opened in 1903.

We also found Forney mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/