Welcome to Forestville ...

Forestville is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Forestville is located in Marquette County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Forestville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Forestville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Forestville is within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Forestville: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Sanilac County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 25 communities that are also named Forestville - they are located in California, Connecticut (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forestville ...

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

• Marquette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Ishpeming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <4>
• Negaunee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Buckroe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckroe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
  • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• Palmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Sands
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Sands is located in Marquette County
• Lake Angeline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
  • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
• Salisbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
• National Mine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
  • National Mine is located in Marquette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestville ...

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

Adding Forestville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forestville was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/