Welcome to La Forge ...

La Forge is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

La Forge is located in New Madrid County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Forge, 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.

La Forge is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for La Forge: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near La Forge ...

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

• Sikeston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
  • Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sikeston
  • From La Forge to Sikeston
• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleston
  • From La Forge to Charleston
• East Prairie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
  • East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <4>
• Portageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portageville
  • From La Forge to Portageville
• New Madrid
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
  • New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <4>
• New Markham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
  • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
• Lilbourn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
  • Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lilbourn
  • From La Forge to Lilbourn
• Miner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
• Morehouse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
  • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morehouse
  • From La Forge to Morehouse
• Bertrand
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertrand have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
  • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 La Forge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Forge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Forge ...

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

Adding La Forge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Forge 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 La Forge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/