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Welcome to Forest ...

Forest is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forest is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Forest (for example, toward McAdam (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Forest: 207

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, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), 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.

  • McAdam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Danforth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Topsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Orient
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Vanceboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Waite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waite is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Talmadge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Talmadge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 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 (so far) for Forest was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.