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Welcome to Forest Grove ...

Forest Grove is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Grove: Forest Grv.

Forest Grove is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Grove: 856

Communities Also Named Forest Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Forest Grove: This one is located in Gloucester County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 26 communities that are also named Forest Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Forest Grove ...

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

  • Vineland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Millville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
  • Bridgeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Hammonton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Estell Manor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
  • Corbin City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alliance is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Norma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Norma is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Six Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Six Points is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Grove ...

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

Adding Forest Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest Grove 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 (so far) for Forest Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Forest Grove post office opened in 1863. The Forest Grove post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/