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)
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Harperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lillian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Piketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
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- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conehatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- 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)
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Tuscola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pelahatchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shongelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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