Welcome to Forest ...

Forest is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Forest is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forest is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Forest: 46039<3>

Communities Also Named Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest ...

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

• Kokomo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Frankfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Tipton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Sheridan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Flora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Rossville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <5>
• Galveston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <5>
• Mulberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
• Russiaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <5>
• Windfall City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
  • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest ...

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

Adding Forest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest 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 Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Forest post office opened in 1875.

We also found Forest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov