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Welcome to Forbes ...

So far, we found very little information about Forbes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forbes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forbes, please Contact Us.


Forbes would have been located within present day Marin County<2>.


The location of Forbes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Forbes is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Forbes was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Forbes still existed, it would have been in the (415) area code.

Communities Also Named Forbes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Forbes - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Forbes ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallejo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
  • Petaluma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Novato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • San Pablo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hercules
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <5>
  • El Cerrito
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forbes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forbes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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