Welcome to Forest Gate ...

Forest Gate is located in Kent County<1>.

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

Forest Gate is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Forest Gate: (302)

Communities Also Named Forest Gate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Forest Gate - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Forest Gate ...

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

• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Smyrna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Chestertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <4>
• Camden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Townsend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
• Greensboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• Cheswold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <4>
• Wyoming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <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 Gate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Gate.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Gate ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/