Welcome to Forest City ...

Forest City is located in Meeker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Forest City is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Forest City lies within the (320) area code.

Communities Also Named Forest City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maine, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest City ...

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

• Litchfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Cold Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
• Annandale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
  • Annandale is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <3>
• Cokato
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokato have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <3>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
• Paynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <3>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Dassel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
  • Dassel is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <3>
• Atwater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <3>
• Eden Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest City ...

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

Adding Forest City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forest City post office opened in 1856.

We also found Forest City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/