Welcome to Forest Grove ...

Forest Grove is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

Forest Grove is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Forest Grove: This one is located in Bucks County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 26 communities that are also named Forest Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon, Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Forest Grove ...

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

• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Norristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Lansdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
• Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Perkasie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
• Quakertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <3>
• Morrisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
• Doylestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <3>
• Conshohocken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Grove ...

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

Adding Forest Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forest Grove post office opened in 1877.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/