Welcome to River Forest ...

River Forest is located in Lake County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for River Forest: River Frst.

River Forest is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for River Forest: (352)

Communities Also Named River Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named River Forest - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Maryland and South Carolina.

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

Communities near River Forest ...

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

• Deltona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Sanford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• De Land
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <4>
• De Bary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bary
  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Bary <4>
• Lake Mary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
  • Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <4>
• Orange City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>
• Umatilla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Lake Helen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
  • Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <4>
• Pierson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <4>
• De Land Southwest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
  • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Forest ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/