Welcome to Forest Grove ...

Forest Grove is located in Clark County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

Forest Grove is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Forest Grove, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Forest Grove: 859

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Forest Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Forest Grove ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <3>
• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Camargo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• North Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Grove ...

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