Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forest had a population of 547 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forest had a population of 5,483 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
- Raworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <3>
- Lillian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Piketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
- Conehatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Hays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Sebastopol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <3>
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <3>
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Tuscola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Pelahatchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <3>
- Shongelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Lucern is located in Newton County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |