Welcome to Forge Village ...

Forge Village is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forge Village, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Forge Village: Forge Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Forge Village is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Forge Village ...

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

• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lowell
  • From Forge Village to Lowell
• Nashua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nashua
  • From Forge Village to Nashua
• Lawrence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Forge Village to Lawrence
• Waltham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Forge Village to Waltham
• Methuen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Methuen is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Billerica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Forge Village to Billerica
• Leominster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Forge Village to Leominster
• Fitchburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fitchburg
  • From Forge Village to Fitchburg
• Woburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woburn
  • From Forge Village to Woburn
• Marlborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marlborough
  • From Forge Village to Marlborough

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forge Village ...

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

Adding Forge Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forge Village 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 Forge Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Forge Village post office opened in 1833.

We also found Forge Village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forge Village.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/