Welcome to Forestville ...

Forestville is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Forestville is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Forestville: (563)

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Forestville - they are located in California, Connecticut (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forestville ...

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

• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Elkader
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <3>
• Strawberry Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <3>
• Edgewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
• Winthrop
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Hazleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <3>
• Earlville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
• Quasqueton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton
  • Quasqueton is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quasqueton <3>
• Delhi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
• Lamont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestville ...

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

Adding Forestville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestville 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 Forestville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forestville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Forestville in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/