Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Forreston came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Forreston in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Forreston. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Forreston, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Forreston:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Forreston is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Forreston in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Forreston for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Forreston. See our Misc Page for Forreston for more information.