Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Forest City had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest City, with the one closest to Forest City listed first.
- Thayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeMotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roselawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Virgie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kniman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Stoutsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orchard Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Boone Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlburt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Sherburnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tefft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Kouts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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