Welcome to Forest Grove ...

Forest Grove is located in Lafayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

Forest Grove is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Forest Grove: (870)

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

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

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

• Magnolia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Springhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Stamps
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
  • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
• Waldo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Lewisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Cullen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Plain Dealing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <4>
• Sarepta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <4>
• Taylor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Bradley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1858.

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/