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Welcome to Forman ...

Forman is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Forman is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forman: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Forman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Forman - they are located in Michigan, North Dakota, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Forman ...

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

  • Metropolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • La Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dongola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kevil
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
  • Creal Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Karnak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ullin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Joppa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forman ...

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

Adding Forman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forman 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 (so far) for Forman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forman post office opened in 1873. The Forman post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Forman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Forman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/