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Welcome to Forest City ...

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

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


Forest City would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Forest City is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Forest City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Forest City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Forest City: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Winnebago County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest City ...

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

  • Cresco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
  • Harmony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
  • Le Roy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
  • Riceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wykoff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <4>
  • Fountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

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 Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.