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Welcome to River Forest ...

River Forest is located in Winnebago County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for River Forest: River Frst.

River Forest is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River Forest: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named River Forest ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 6 communities that are also named River Forest - they are located in Florida, Georgia, 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.

  • Beloit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Belvidere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • South Beloit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Forest - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the River Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the River Forest 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.